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The Spooky Tire: Ready-To-Read Level 1
Contributor(s): Scieszka, Jon (Author), Shannon, David (Illustrator), Long, Loren (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1416941428     ISBN-13: 9781416941422
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
OUR PRICE:   $4.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Cars & Trucks
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2007027776
Lexile Measure: 340
Series: Ready-To-Read Jon Scieszka's Trucktown - Level 1 (Quality)
Physical Information: 0.07" H x 6.02" W x 9.01" (0.11 lbs) 24 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 135707
Reading Level: 0.8   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Trucktown gets spooky just in time for Halloween.

Rev your engines for another Ready-to-Roll in the New York Times bestselling program!

Melvin has a flat tire. When he rolls into a spooky graveyard, he finds just what he needs: a new golden one. But as soon as he puts it on, he hears a spooky voice calling after him, "Who took my golden tire?" Melvin speeds home and hides under his tarp. The ghost follows him. The spooky voice gets closer and closer...Who could it be?


Contributor Bio(s): Scieszka, Jon: - Jon Scieszka is the creator of Trucktown, including the New York Times bestselling Smash, Crash!, and the author of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys.Long, Loren: - Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama's Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna's second picture book, Mr. Peabody's Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt's Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Loren's work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.Shannon, David: - David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including Duck on a Bike, the Caldecott Honor Book No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate, and Good Boy Fergus. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.Gordon, David: - David Gordon has done visual development for numerous production companies from Lucasfilm to Pixar, including Toy Story; Monsters, Inc.; A Bug's Life; Cars; BlueSky's Robots; and Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants. He's also written and illustrated several picture books, among them Hansel and Diesel, The Three Little Rigs, The Ugly Truckling, and Smitten. He's one of the illustrators of Jon Scieszka's fifty-two-book, New York Times bestselling series, Trucktown. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com.