Blue in the Face: Magnificent Tales of Misadventure Contributor(s): Swallow, Gerry (Author), Fabbretti, Valerio (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1619634899 ISBN-13: 9781619634893 Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Nursery Rhymes - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 880 |
Series: Magnificent Tales of Misadventure |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.80 lbs) 336 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 179187 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Elspeth Pule can throw a tantrum the way a pro quarterback can throw a football. In other words, she's very good at it. So when her parents refuse to buy her a pet alpaca, she screams, hollers, and holds her breath until she passes out cold. When she wakes she finds herself in a magical kingdom inhabited by characters she only thought she knew. Humpty Dumpty is a 007-type spy, Bo-Peep is highly trained in the art of Shaolin stick fighting, and Old King Cole is really Old King Krool, an evil tyrant who has banished Dumpty, Bo-Peep, and their friends to the forest--and to a life of poverty and oppression. Self-centered as she is, Elspeth couldn't care less about their plight. But if she ever wants to see home again, she will have to make a few new friends . . . and show them that sometimes a good old-fashioned tantrum is exactly what's needed. |