Squids Will Be Squids - Paperback
by Jon Scieszka
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2003-05-26Pages:48
Language:EnglishPublisher:Puffin BooksISBN-13:9780142500408ISBN-10:142500402UPC:9780142500408Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Legends, Myths, Fables, Animals, Humorous StoriesSize:11.95 x 9.04 x 0.14 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCKWAY1XHP
Sure we'd all love to be able to go around telling stories about all the weird, scary, and just-plain-annoying people that we know. But the truth is, no one likes a gossip. Here, the irrepressible Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have found a way around that problem-they just make like Aesop and change all the people to animals or food, add a moral to each story, and call the stories fables!
With tales like "Little Walrus," in which too much of the truth is a dangerous thing, the cautionary "Slug's Big Moment," wherein Slug is so caught up in herself that she doesn't see the steamroller behind her, and "Straw and Matches," which illustrates quite clearly why you should never play with matches (because they cheat), the eighteen fables in this uproarious collection are sure to delight readers both young and old.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Puffin BooksISBN-13:9780142500408ISBN-10:142500402UPC:9780142500408Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Legends, Myths, Fables, Animals, Humorous StoriesSize:11.95 x 9.04 x 0.14 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCKWAY1XHP
Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith). In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called "Guys Read" that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, Jon was named the country's first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children's Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children's literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. You can visit Jon online at www.jsworldwide.com.
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