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Gooseberry Park / Cynthia Rylant ; with illustrations by Arthur Howard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Orlando : Harcourt, 2007.Edition: First Harcourt paperback editionDescription: 133 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780152061593
  • 0152061592
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A new nest -- Night talk -- Friends -- Murray -- Time -- Children -- Ice -- A very big risk -- Rescue and remorse -- The wanderer -- Guests -- Food and conversation -- The weasel -- A brilliant idea -- Yet another muckraker -- The sign -- The wonders of technology -- A new home -- The wonderful watch.
Summary: When Kona, a Labrador retriever, meets Stumpy, the squirrel in Gooseberry Park, it's best friends at first sight. But after Stumpy's babies are born, disaster strikes in the form of a violent ice storm. Kona is not a fair-weather friend; he's worried sick! How will Stumpy and her babies survive? With the help of Murray, a hilarious bat, and Gwendolyn, a wise hermit crab, Kona shows just how true--and heroic--a friend can be.
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 Fiction RYLANT CYNTHIA 1 Available 33111010806764
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This "impeccably paced fantasy"* from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant is a don't-miss classic animal adventure.

Told from the perspective of four animal friends and filled with charming black-and-white illustrations, Gooseberry Park works well both as a read-aloud and as a fun independent book for second through fourth graders.

Stumpy Squirrel has just settled into a new nest in a magnificent pin oak in Gooseberry Park. It's the perfect spot for her babies to be born! When they arrive healthy and strong, Stumpy's three good friends--a Labrador retriever, a wise hermit crab, and a bat--are thrilled.

But after a terrible ice storm destroys the pin oak, Stumpy disappears. It takes a special combination of courage, humor, and tenacity for Stumpy's friends to rescue her babies and bring her home again.

Plus the adventures continue in Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan and the third book in the series, A Kitten in Gooseberry Park.

*starred Publishers Weekly review

A new nest -- Night talk -- Friends -- Murray -- Time -- Children -- Ice -- A very big risk -- Rescue and remorse -- The wanderer -- Guests -- Food and conversation -- The weasel -- A brilliant idea -- Yet another muckraker -- The sign -- The wonders of technology -- A new home -- The wonderful watch.

When Kona, a Labrador retriever, meets Stumpy, the squirrel in Gooseberry Park, it's best friends at first sight. But after Stumpy's babies are born, disaster strikes in the form of a violent ice storm. Kona is not a fair-weather friend; he's worried sick! How will Stumpy and her babies survive? With the help of Murray, a hilarious bat, and Gwendolyn, a wise hermit crab, Kona shows just how true--and heroic--a friend can be.

Ages 8-12.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.4 2.0 14466.

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