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Tomie dePaola's the quicksand book / Tomie dePaola.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Holiday House, 2019.Edition: Second editionDescription: 28 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780823442379
  • 0823442373
Other title:
  • Quicksand book
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: When Jungle Girl falls into some quicksand and starts slowly sinking, Jungle Boy arrives quickly -- and takes the opportunity to tell her how it is formed, what it is made of, and how to get out of it, demonstrating with charts and graphs. Meanwhile, Jungle Girl sinks lower... and lower... -- Amazon.com
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 552.5 D419 Available 33111009398997
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 552.5 D419 Available 33111009541513
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Quicksand bringing you down? Kids will love this very funny science book.

When Jungle Girl falls into some quicksand and starts slowly sinking, Jungle Boy arrives quickly-- and takes the opportunity to tell her how it is formed, what it is made of, and how to get out of it, demonstrating with charts and graphs. Meanwhile, Jungle Girl sinks lower... and lower...

But before the book ends, the tables turn and Jungle Girl gets her revenge!

This hilarious introduction to an unusual phenomenon from the bestselling author-illustrator of Quiet, Strega Nona, and many others is includes instructions for making your own quicksand-- as well as tips on how to escape if you're as unlucky as Jungle Girl. Boldly-illustrated nonfiction with a strong sense of humor, this classic picture book is equal parts science lesson and entertainment.

Includes instructions for making quicksand.

When Jungle Girl falls into some quicksand and starts slowly sinking, Jungle Boy arrives quickly -- and takes the opportunity to tell her how it is formed, what it is made of, and how to get out of it, demonstrating with charts and graphs. Meanwhile, Jungle Girl sinks lower... and lower... -- Amazon.com

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