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Bartholomew and the oobleck / written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Random House, c1976.Description: [48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0394800753
  • 0394900758 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9780394800752
  • 9780394900759 (lib. bdg.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 1950.
Summary: The King, tired of rain, snow, sun and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Funny Stories Seuss Dr. Checked out 06/01/2024 33111007082569
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Funny Stories Seuss Dr. Checked out page with horn type instrument was torn and taped by someone with packing tape, noted 6/7/2021-ck 05/28/2024 33111007082627
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss's Caldecott Honor-winning picture book abouta king's magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck-which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems.

Originally published in 1949.

The King, tired of rain, snow, sun and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.

Caldecott Honor Book, 1950.

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