| The Missing Piece Meets the Big O Contributor(s): Silverstein, Shel (Author), Silverstein, Shel (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060256575 ISBN-13: 9780060256579 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: The wedge-shaped hero of The Missing Piece waits in vain for the right someone to appear, until a complete circle (the Big O) shows it how to gather its own momentum. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 80008721 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.4" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51330 Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, sure to delight fans of all ages with Silverstein's iconic drawings and humor. This companion tale to The Missing Piece is an inventive and heartwarming book where the missing piece is in search of its perfect match. The missing piece sat alone...waiting for someone to come along and take it somewhere. All it wants is to roll along with its perfect match, but some are too small, others too big, and some fit yet don't roll. The missing piece feels sad and lonely until it meets the Big O, and learns that all it ever needed was a little encouragement and determination to fulfill its dreams. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein |
Contributor Bio(s): Silverstein, Shel: - Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. Silverstein, Shel: -Shel Silverstein 's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. |