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Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Contributor(s): Viorst, Judith (Author), Smith, Lane (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1416999612     ISBN-13: 9781416999614
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2009031664
Lexile Measure: 790
Series: Junior Library Guild Selection
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.54" W x 9.54" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 139116
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
It's Lulu's birthday and she's decided she'd like a pet brontosaurus as a present. When Lulu's parents tell her that's not possible, Lulu gets very upset. She does not like it when things don't go her way. So she takes matters into her own hands and storms off into the forest to find herself a new pet, all the way singing:

I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, gonna, get
a bronto-bronto-bronto-bronto-saurus for a pet

In the forest Lulu encounters a number of animals; a snake, a tiger, a bear, all of whom don't particularly impress her. And then she finds him...a beautiful, long-necked, gentle, graceful brontosaurus. And he completely agrees with Lulu that having a pet would be a wonderful thing, indeed Lulu thinks she's gotten her birthday wish at last. Until she realizes that Mr. Brontosaurus thinks that she would make an ideal pet for him

How will Lulu ever get out of this sticky situation without throwing a fit (Mr. B does not respond well to those), or using force (Mr. B is much to tall to bonk on the head with her suitcase), or smushing her pickle sandwich?


Contributor Bio(s): Viorst, Judith: - Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.Smith, Lane: - Lane Smith is the author-illustrator of Grandpa Green and the illustrator of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, both Caldecott Honor winners. His books have appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated list four times, and several of his books, including It's a Book and John, Paul, George & Ben, have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with book designer Molly Leach in rural Connecticut, and can be visited at LaneSmithBooks.com.