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Three Cheers for Tacky
Contributor(s): Lester, Helen (Author), Munsinger, Lynn (Illustrator)

ISBN: 039582740X ISBN-13: 9780395827406
Publisher: Clarion Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1996
Annotation: Tacky is back and ready to help his team win the shiny first-place bow ties in the penguin cheering contest. "Hip, hip hooray! . . . Tacky's fans will flip for this title".--School Library Journal. Full color.

Click for more in this series: Tacky the Penguin

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance

Dewey: E

LCCN: 93014342

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 470(Not Available)

Guided Reading: J (Grade 2)

Series: Tacky the Penguin

Physical Information: 0.18" H x 7.42" W x 8.12" L (0.33 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Seasonal - Winter
- Event - Winter

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/07/1996

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 12453
Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Tacky is always being teased by his perfect penguin friends. Will his eccentric ways prove that there is nothing wrong--and just enough right--with being different? This hilarious series following the adventures of one superlative penguin is a modern classic.

Tacky likes his Hawaiian shirt and spontaneous dance moves, but his fellow penguins find his oddball moves concerning when they interfere with winning the Penguin Cheering Contest. Can Tacky find a way to win that's all his own?

From beloved children's book author Helen Lester and treasured illustrator Lynn Munsinger, this laugh-out-loud tale about embracing our differences will remind everyone that being different is part of the fun.

Contributor Bio(s): Munsinger, Lynn: - Lynn Munsinger has illustrated more than ninety books for children, many written by her frequent collaborator, Helen Lester. She lives in Vermont.Lester, Helen: -

Helen Lester has written many hilarious and popular picture books, including the Tacky the Penguin series and Hooway for Wodney Wat. She lives in New York. www.helenlester.com

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