| Pig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawaii Contributor(s): McDermott, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152165908 ISBN-13: 9780152165901 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2009 * Out of Print * Annotation: With the tropical colors and cadences of the islands, Caldecott Medalist McDermott brings irrepressible humor and energy to a Hawaiian trickster tale that's been beloved for generations. Includes an Author's Note. Full color. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Pigs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 2006035426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: PreK-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 520 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11.3" W x 9.1" L (0.95 lbs) 32 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Hawaii - Cultural Region - Oceania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2009 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2009 Booklist 05/15/2009 pg. 47 Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2009 pg. 436 School Library Journal 07/01/2009 pg. 72 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 428 - Superior,Well Above Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 130025 Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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| Publisher Description: Pig-Boy is hairy. Pig-Boy is dirty. Pig-Boy is hungry And when trouble comes, he knows just what to do. (Of course, escaping trouble comes easily to a trickster, who can shape-shift his way out of sticky situations just in time ) With the tropical colors and cadences of the islands, master artist and storyteller Gerald McDermott brings irrepressible humor and energy to a Hawaiian trickster tale that's been beloved for generations. Includes an author's note. |
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Contributor Bio(s): McDermott, Gerald: - GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator and the creator of numerous award-winning books and animated films for children. Winner of the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors for his picture books, he was also a consultant to the Joseph Campbell Foundation on mythology in education. His acclaimed series of trickster tales consists of Raven (a Caldecott Honor Book), Zomo the Rabbit, Coyote, Jabuti, Pig-Boy, and Monkey, each of which draws from the folktale traditions of a different part of the world. www.geraldmcdermott.com |
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