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Old Henry
Contributor(s): Blos, Joan W. (Author), Gammell, Stephen (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0688099351 ISBN-13: 9780688099350
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1990
Annotation: The neighbors aren't too happy about Henry and his beat-up old house. Why doesn't he clean it up, and weed his garden and sweep his walk? Henry's got better things to do. Tired of being bothered, he finally gets fed up and moves away. The funny thing is, nobody's really happy when he does--not the neighbors, and not Henry. Here is a wise and witty tale about different kinds of people learning to get along.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General

Dewey: E

LCCN: 86021745

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 570 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.11" H x 10.11" W x 8.97" L (0.32 lbs) 32 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 182438
Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

The neighbors aren't too happy about Henry and his beat-up old house. Why doesn't he clean it up, and weed his garden and sweep his walk? Henry's got better things to do. Tired of being bothered, he finally gets fed up and moves away. The funny thing is, nobody's really happy when he does--not the neighbors, and not Henry. Here is a wise and witty tale about different kinds of people learning to get along.

Contributor Bio(s): Gammell, Stephen: -

Stephen Gammell is the illustrator of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3, as well as many other books. He won the Caldecott Medal for Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman. He also earned Caldecott Honors for Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker and The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.

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