The abominable snowman : a story from Nepal / retold by Fran Parnell ; illustrated by Sophie Fatus.
Material type:
TextSeries: Monster stories ; 3Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2011.Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cmISBN: - 1846865581 (alk. paper)
- 9781846865589 (alk. paper)
| 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 | 3 | Available | 33111006807057 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ramay is lazy, and his mother is at her wit's end. When he's sent away into the snowy mountains, will he learn to take care of himself or will the abominable snowman get to him first? 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.
The very lazy boy -- The hidden cave -- The magic wand -- The rotten trickster -- The beaten trickster.
A Nepalese tale in which a lazy boy who is cast out of his home by his exasperated mother reaps rewards during an encounter with an abominable snowman.