Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet Contributor(s): Howe, James (Author), Sweet, Melissa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689839421 ISBN-13: 9780689839429 Publisher: Simon Spotlight
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2002 Annotation: Pinky's family is getting a pet. Everyone else wants a cat but Pinky wants a dog. When the kitty arrives, it decides it likes Pinky best. Full-color illustrations. Click for more in this series: Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Quality) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Cats |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 000026034 |
Age Level: 6-8 |
Grade Level: 1-3 |
Lexile Measure: 600(Not Available) |
Guided Reading: L (Grade 2) |
Series: Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Quality) |
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6.01" W x 9" L (0.20 lbs) 48 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 49418 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pinky's family is getting a pet The problem is, by a three to one vote, they've decided to get a cat, and Pinky wants a dog. And when they get a kitten, Pinky's sister, Amanda, says that Patches is hers. Why should Pinky care? He didn't want a cat in the first place. But Patches may have her own ideas about whose cat she is. |
Contributor Bio(s): Howe, James: - James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children's literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe's books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.Sweet, Melissa: - Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than eighty children's books, including the Caldecott Honor books The Right Word and A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams both written by Jen Bryant. She also wrote and illustrated Tupelo Rides the Rails; Carmine: A Little More Red, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book; and Balloons Over Broadway, a picture book biography that was named a 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Picture Book. When she is not in her studio, Melissa can be found taking an art class, hiking with her dogs, or riding her bicycle. She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine. |
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