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Marvin Redpost : alone in his teacher's house / by Louis Sachar ; illustrated by Barbara Sullivan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Sachar, Louis, Marvin Redpost series ; 4.Publication details: New York : Random House, ©1994.Description: 81 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0679819495
  • 9780679819493
  • 067991949X
  • 9780679919490
  • 9780785760764
  • 0785760768
  • 9780780741331
  • 0780741331
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Teacher's pet -- The key -- Mature and responsible -- The substitute -- Nothing in--nothing out -- Some dog food is eaten -- Liver -- Where's Waldo? -- Do something! -- Ma -- Waiting -- I'm sorry.
Summary: Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes. Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world when his teacher asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house! But pretty soon it starts to look as if Marvin is not so lucky after all.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's First Chapter Book Sachar Louis 4 Available 33111008794865
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This chapter book in Newbery Honor-winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar's Marvin Redpost series shows what happens when Marvin gets his first job.

Marvin is really excited to take care of his teacher's dog while she's away. He'll even earn a bonus if he does a good job! And he gets to be alone in his teacher's house! But when Mrs. North's dog starts to look sick, Marvin isn't sure he'll get that bonus. In fact, Mrs. North may never talk to Marvin again!

Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown, Class Clown.

"A First stepping stone book."

RL: 2.1.

Ages 6-9.

Accelerated Reader 2.9.

Reading Counts! 2.1.

410 Lexile.

Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes. Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world when his teacher asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house! But pretty soon it starts to look as if Marvin is not so lucky after all.

Teacher's pet -- The key -- Mature and responsible -- The substitute -- Nothing in--nothing out -- Some dog food is eaten -- Liver -- Where's Waldo? -- Do something! -- Ma -- Waiting -- I'm sorry.

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