| How Chipmunk Got His Stripes Contributor(s): Bruchac, Joseph (Author), Bruchac, James (Author), Aruego, Jose (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142500216 ISBN-13: 9780142500217 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: What happens when a little brown squirrel teases a big black bear? Brown Squirrel gets stripes and is called chipmunk from that day forward. Joseph and James Bruchac join forces to create this buoyant picture book, based on a Native American folktale. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Squirrels |
| Dewey: 398.245 |
| Lexile Measure: 520 |
| Series: Picture Puffin Books |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 10.1" W x 8" (0.24 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43229 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bear brags that he can do anything-even stop the sun from rising. Brown Squirrel doesn't believe him, so the two wait all night to see if the sun will rise. Sure enough, the sky reddens and the sun appears. Brown Squirrel is so happy to be right that he teases Bear. What happens when a little brown squirrel teases a big black bear? Brown Squirrel gets stripes and is called chipmunk from that day forward . . . Joseph and James Bruchac join forces to create this buoyant picture book, based on a Native American folktale. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. |