The terrible Chenoo : a story from North America / retold by Fran Parnell ; illustrated by Sophie Fatus.
Material type:
TextSeries: Monster stories ; 4Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2011.Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cmISBN: - 1846865565
- 9781846865565
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's First Chapter Book | Parnell Fra | 4 | Available | 33111006807230 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The evil Chenoo is as old as the earth and has a heart of ice. He has flown a long, long way and is very hungry. When a husband and wife cross his path, will he meet his dinner -- or make new friends? This series is for newly independent readers, with simple language, ample font, plenty of bright acrylic illustrations and even a very easy speech bubble here and there to help children along. A chapter book AGES: 4-8
"Early readers"--Cover.
"This story is an abridged version of a chapter of The Barefoot book of monsters, published in 2003"--Prelim.
Noises in the bushes -- The woman's clever plan -- Stop chopping, Chenoo! -- Something strange happens -- Friends forever.
One autumn day, a hunter's wife meets a massive monster. He's a Chenoo. He's starving, he's mean and he's as old as Earth. But the woman is clever. She doesn't scream or run away. She gives the monster a great big hug. The Chenoo has never had a friend before. what will he do now?