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Leave it to Plum! / written and illustrated by Matt Phelan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 114 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063079168
  • 006307916X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's First Chapter Book PHELAN, MATT 1 Available 33111010982847
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's First Chapter Book PHELAN, MATT 1 Available 33111010847800
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's First Chapter Book PHELAN, MATT 1 Available 33111009438421
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"An instant hit."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A splendid hullabaloo at the zoo."--Booklist

"A buoyant tale."--School Library Journal

When a small mammal with an oversized ego tries to take over the zoo, just leave it to the big-hearted peacock Plum to save the day! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, the creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels, Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere.

Young Plum is one of the peacock ambassadors for the Athensville Zoo. Every day the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the zoo's visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grown-ups alike. The peacocks are very proud of their responsibility; none so much as kind, curious Plum.

But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!

With short chapters and energetic black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Matt Phelan's Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel full of warmth and humor. The first hilarious story in a series about a young peacock with a big heart, a small mammal with a big ego, and the busy zoo they both live in is perfect for fans of the Princess in Black and Mercy Watson series.



Ages 8-12 Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 4-6 Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador!

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