The Missing Piece Meets the Big O Contributor(s): Silverstein, Shel (Author), Silverstein, Shel (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060256583 ISBN-13: 9780060256586 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.00 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: May 1981 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The wedge-shaped hero of The Missing Piece waits in vain for the right someone to appear, until a complete circle (the Big O) shows it how to gather its own momentum. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 80008721 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 7.35" W x 8.85" (1.11 lbs) 104 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 51330 Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "The missing piece sat alone waiting for someone to come along and take it somewhere...." The different ones it encounters - and what it discovers in its helplessness - are portrayed with simplicity and compassion in the words and drawings of Shel Silverstein. |
Contributor Bio(s): Silverstein, Shel: - Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. |