The Missing Piece Contributor(s): Silverstein, Shel (Author), Silverstein, Shel (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060256729 ISBN-13: 9780060256722 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.00 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: April 1976 Annotation: It was a missing piece. And it was not happy. So it set off in search of its missing piece. What it finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told in this fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 75037408 |
Lexile Measure: 480 |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 7.4" W x 8.83" (1.16 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 64187 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece, a charming fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. It was missing a piece. And it was not happy. What it finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told. This inventive and heartwarming book can be read on many levels, and Silverstein's iconic drawings and humor are sure to delight fans of all ages. So it set off in search And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from 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. 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. |