| Flood!: Ready-To-Read Level 1 Contributor(s): Bauer, Marion Dane (Author), Wallace, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416925538 ISBN-13: 9781416925538 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Newbery Honor author Bauer examined the power of Mother Nature as she examined two natural phenomena and the damage they can do, in these easy-to-understand readers. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: 551.489 |
| LCCN: 2007046409 |
| Lexile Measure: 450 |
| Series: Natural Disasters (Aladdin) |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.08" W x 8.92" (0.14 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 125765 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heavy rains can cause rivers to spill over their banks and cause floods. People build dams and levees to prevent floods. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, John: - John Wallace's formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children's books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls "the gooniness" of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.Bauer, Marion Dane: - Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the New York Times bestseller My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include A Mama for Owen, If You Were Born a Kitten, Grandmother's Song, and Thank You for Me! She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com.Wallace, John: - John Wallace's formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children's books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls "the gooniness" of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.Bauer, Marion Dane: - Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the New York Times bestseller My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include A Mama for Owen, If You Were Born a Kitten, Grandmother's Song, and Thank You for Me!. She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com. |