| Albert, the Dog Who Liked to Ride in Taxis Contributor(s): Zarin, Cynthia (Author), Pratt, Pierre (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689847629 ISBN-13: 9780689847622 Publisher: Atheneum Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2004 Annotation: Albert, a dachshund, is a city dog who likes to jump in taxis unobserved and tour the city. Simple text and lively illustrations capture the spirit of a short dog with sky-high ambitions. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2002005293 |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 10.08" W x 10.22" (1.02 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75972 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Always Albert hopes for rain. On rainy days Mrs. Crabtree takes him with her for taxi rides. So much better than walks. One day -- brilliantly sunny, for a surprise -- Albert hops a taxi alone. More than one taxi, actually. You will never guess where he goes |
Contributor Bio(s): Zarin, Cynthia: - Cynthia Zarin is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and an Artist-in-Residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. She is the author of several books of poetry and four picture books for children: Rose and Sebastian; What Do You See When You Shut Your Eyes?; Wallace Hoskins, the Boy Who Grew Down; and Albert, the Dog Who Liked to Ride in Taxis. She lives with her family in Manhattan. |