| Full Belly Bowl Contributor(s): Halperin, Wendy Anderson (Illustrator), Aylesworth, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689810334 ISBN-13: 9780689810336 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: In return for the kindness he showed a wee small man, a very old man is given a magical bowl that causes problems when it is not used properly. Fanciful narrative and tantalizing prose create a world where anything can happen. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98014052 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.87" W x 11.34" (0.96 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 34566 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dear Friend, the tiny note reads, In appreciation of your kindness and generosity, I leave you this Full Belly Bowl. You need never know hunger again. Use it wisely or it will be a burden. To empty, pour it out. When not in use, store it upside down and out of reach of children. What on earth is a Full Belly Bowl? the very old man wonders -- but he soon finds out. No matter how much he eats from it, the bowl magically refills itself. For the first time in a long time, the old man isn't hungry. Then he discovers that the bowl can refill itself with other things -- even his one copper coin -- and now it looks like he'll never want for anything again! His excitement makes him careless, however, and as he hurries off to spend some of his new wealth, he leaves the bowl right side up. And who can say what might get into the Full Belly Bowl in his absence? Fully realized in Wendy Halperin's beautiful and intricate illustrations, Jim Aylesworth's whimsical folktale will delight readers while striking a note of caution |
Contributor Bio(s): Halperin, Wendy Anderson: - Wendy Anderson Halperin is an acclaimed artist who has illustrated dozens of books for children, including Let's Go Home by Cynthia Rylant, Soft House by Jane Yolen, and Turn, Turn, Turn! by Peter Seeger. She lives in South Haven, Michigan.Aylesworth, Jim: - Jim Aylesworth has written many books for young readers, including The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock and Mother Halverson's New Cat. Of The Goodnight Kiss, Booklist has said his "melodic story...with its strings of prepositional phrases and its elusive sense of connectedness will mesmerize kids." Mr. Aylesworth marks his proudest accomplishments as having been a first-grade teacher for nearly twenty-five years. He lives with his family in Hinsdale, Illinois. |