| A Finder's Magic Contributor(s): Pearce, Philippa (Author), Craig, Helen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763640727 ISBN-13: 9780763640729 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2009 Annotation: A boy who loses his dog meets a mysterious stranger and has a surprising adventure in this work that is part detective story and part fairy tale. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Pets |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008017533 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.42" W x 9.26" (1.05 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129222 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A boy who loses his dog meets a mysterious stranger and has a surprising adventure in an enchanting tale from a stellar author-illustrator team. When Till's beloved dog slips its leash on their daily romp, the boy goes to bed in despair. But he wakes to meet Mr. Finder, an odd little man from his dream, who offers to help him retrieve the frisky pup. Together Till and Finder question some likely witnesses: a heron, a mole, a riddling cat, and two obliging old ladies, Miss Gammer and Miss Mousy. But Finder is a peculiar figure, given to disappearing suddenly, and Till starts to wonder: Can he be trusted? Part detective story, part fairy tale, A Finder's Magic has mystery, darkness and light, and all the emotional truth that is a hallmark of Philippa Pearce's writing. |