| Emma's Cold Day Contributor(s): Ruurs, Margriet (Author), Spurll, Barbara (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0773733140 ISBN-13: 9780773733145 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: "Canadian Children's Book Centre Starred Our Choice Selection, 2002 Mr. Christie Book Award - Silver Seal, 2001" Emma, the plucky but foolish cluck, is back and about to demonstrate one more time that being a chicken is not all it_s cracked up to be. In her latest escapade, Emma is one game hen with a big problem. It_s the middle of winter and the chicken coop is freezing. Determined to find out how the other farm animals weather the weather, Emma sets off on a snowy trek that almost ends in flaky, feathery disaster. Along the way she provides plenty of laughs and, once more, unwittingly saves the day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Farm Animals |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2002281969 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.53" W x 10.81" (0.81 lbs) 24 pages |
| Themes: - Seasonal - Winter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 55583 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Canadian Children's Book Centre Starred Our Choice Selection, 2002 Mr. Christie Book Award - Silver Seal, 2001 Emma, the plucky but foolish cluck, is back and about to demonstrate one more time that being a chicken is not all it's cracked up to be. In her latest escapade, Emma is one game hen with a big problem. It's the middle of winter and the chicken coop is freezing. Determined to find out how the other farm animals weather the weather, Emma sets off on a snowy trek that almost ends in flaky, feathery disaster. Along the way she provides plenty of laughs and, once more, unwittingly saves the day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spurll, Barbara: - Barbara Spurll is best known for her renderings of animals with attitude. Besides her award-winning work on the Emma series, Barbara's artwork enlivens many other books for children, including Mooki and the Too Proud Peacock, The Flying Tortoise, and Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper! Born in England, Barbara now lives in Toronto, Ontario.Ruurs, Margriet: - Margriet Ruurs; illustrations by Barbara Spurll |