Who wants a tortoise? / by Dave Keane ; illustrated by K.G. Campbell.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780385754170
- 0385754175
- 9780385754187
- 0385754183
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Keane David | Available | 33111008444487 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"A sweet read-aloud for first-time tortoise owners." --Kirkus, starred review
Could there be any better pet than a puppy? One young girl is about to find out. From beloved author Dave Keane and acclaimed illustrator K.G. Campbell, a laugh-out-loud story of unexpected friendship!
When the spunky, loveable narrator receives a tortoise for her birthday, instead of the cuddly puppy she's longed for her entire life, she's more than a little disappointed. But while her new lump of a pet isn't what she dreamed of, it doesn't take long-between tortoise-on-skateboard walks, sparkly shell makeovers, and a lemonade stand selling chances to hold a real life tortoise-for the little girl to change her mind-sort of. But when her pet goes missing, all she wants is to be reunited with her new best friend.
Expecting a dog for her birthday, a girl is upset and furious when she gets a tortoise instead, but soon learns that even a tortoise can be a good pet.