| Wanted!: A Guinea Pig Called Henry Contributor(s): Orr, Wendy (Author), Castelao, Patricia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805089330 ISBN-13: 9780805089332 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company OUR PRICE: $13.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Pets |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011024413 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Series: Rainbow Street Shelter (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.76" W x 7.7" (0.56 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 151393 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sam wants a pet for her birthday, but her mom and dad have already said that their apartment is too small for a cat or a dog. A trip to Rainbow Street Shelter to look at the smaller animals can't hurt, though At the shelter, Sam finds the perfect pet for her, a fluffy black guinea pig named Henry. But she can't help noticing how happy her little brother is when he's reading to Nelly, the Rainbow Street dog. Why can't he read like that when he's in school? Nelly looks happy, too. Sam starts to wonder . . . can a dog go to kindergarten? |
Contributor Bio(s): Castelao, Patricia: - Patricia Castelao was born in the rainy Santiago de Compostela, so she spent lots of time drawing at home as a child. All that drawing led to her work on the Rainbow Street Shelter series and many other wonderful illustration projects. Orr, Wendy: -Wendy Orr has written more than twenty children's books, including Nim's Island. She lives on a dairy farm in Australia with her family. |