| Good-Bye, Curtis Contributor(s): Henkes, Kevin (Author), Russo, Marisabina (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688128270 ISBN-13: 9780688128272 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: Curtis has been a mail carrier for 42 years. Today is his last day, and all the mailboxes are filled with surprises--cards and candies, aftershave lotion, and even a pencil sharpener in the shape of a mailbox. But the biggest surprise of all comes from the last mailbox at the last house on the street. It's a party, and the whole town has turned out. Full-color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 94019368 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8.37" W x 10.2" (0.68 lbs) 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43490 Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Curtis has been delivering mail for forty-two years. Today is his last day. And all the mailboxes along his route are filled with surprises. There is a drawing from Debbie, Dennis, and Donny. There is a bottle of aftershave from the Johnsons. There is a small, fat book from Mr. Porter. But the real surprise is at the very last house on the very last street. There is no doubt that everyone loves Curtis |
Contributor Bio(s): Henkes, Kevin: - Kevin Henkes is an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children of all ages. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors--one for Olive's Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller--and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Egg, Old Bear, A Good Day, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. www.kevinhenkes.com Russo, Marisabina: -Marisabina Russo's warm, distinctive picture books usually mirror everyday scenarios from her own family's life. The Big Brown Box was inspired by her three children's tendency to entertain themselves--and each other--with common household objects (which included many a cardboard box). Ms. Russo has written and illustrated many picture books for children, and has illustrated several by other authors. She and her husband and children live in Westchester County, New York. |