The Gift of Nothing
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Mooch the cat desperately wants to find a gift for his friend - Earl the dog. He wonders what he can buy the dog who has everything and decides that the answer, of course, is nothing. This simple story features characters from the Mutts comic strips and is the first book for children.
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Patrick McDonnell is the creator of Tek: The Modern Cave Boy, Thank You and Good Night, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters’ Monster, and Me…Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book. He is also the creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip Mutts, which inspired his picture books The Gift of Nothing, Hug Time, and others. He lives in New Jersey.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780316114882
- Publication Date
- October 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- October 5, 2005
- Page Count
- 56
- Word Count
- 273
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2005002584
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 751694586
- Lexile® Level
- AD450L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~M
- ATOS® Book Level
- 1.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 104989
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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