| Grandpa's Teeth Contributor(s): Clement, Rod (Author), Clement, Rod (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060276711 ISBN-13: 9780060276713 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Bestselling Australian author and artist Rod Clement has created another wickedly funny picture book that will make children grin until their teeth fall out. Grandpa's teeth have mysteriously disappeared and the whole town is under suspicion. The only way for people to prove they are innocent is to smile--all the time! Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 97014753 |
| Lexile Measure: 530 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.35" W x 10.34" (0.82 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 25288 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A perfectly silly story with a whopping visual punchline sure to delight young listeners and readers." -Kirkus Help, I've been robbed Grandpa's teeth, handmade by the finest Swiss craftsman, are gone--stolen from his bedside table Grandpa suspects anyone who doesn't smile widely enough to prove that their teeth are their own. Soon everyone in town is smiling--all the time--and their ghastly grins are frightening the tourists away. Can the culprit be caught before the whole town cracks up? Popular Australion cartoonist Rod Clement, illustrator of Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles, has created a rollicking whodunit with a surprise ending that will have readers grinning from ear to ear. Grandpa's Teeth is a California Young Reader Medal Masterlist title, and it's a proven giggle producer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clement, Rod: - Rod Clement is a well-known author, illustrator and cartoonist. He has written and illustrated Grandpa's Teeth and Just Another Ordinary Day and illustrated Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu, both written by Sheena Knowles. He is also a caricaturist for several Australian newspapers. Mr. Clement lives in Sydney, Australia. |