New Tricks I Can Do!
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1996 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

New Tricks I Can Do!

Written & illustrated by Robert Lopshire

Part of the I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books series

Spot must dazzle the circus or risk being let go. Can his tricks save him?

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48 pages· 431 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Spot, the colorful performer, faces a challenge: impress the circus or be cast out. With dazzling color changes and artistic imitations, Spot's future hangs in the balance. Will his extraordinary talents prove too much for the circus, or will they secure his place under the big top? Discover the fate of this remarkable creature as he pushes the boundaries of performance and creativity.

From the publisher

Illustrated in full color. Thirty-seven years after creating thebreakthrough reader “Put Me in the Zoo,” Robert Lopshire has brought Spotback. This time, Spot must perform new and exciting tricks in order to convincethe circus folks to keep him on. He changes colors, he breaks out in plaid andargyle, and even does his best Jackson Pollock imitation. The result? Old Spotmight just be too good for the circus!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Words
431
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Early Reader
Themes & topics
Books about first conceptsBooks about the circusBooks about colorsBooks about dogsBooks about performing
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Book details

Publication
Published
March 12, 1996
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780679877158

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