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Kat's Maps: Ready-To-Read Level 1
Contributor(s): Scieszka, Jon (Author), Shannon, David (Illustrator), Long, Loren (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1416941592 ISBN-13: 9781416941590
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

OUR PRICE: $15.29

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2011
* Out of Print *

Click for more in this series: Ready-To-Read Jon Scieszka's Trucktown - Level 1 (Library)

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Cars & Trucks
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - General

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2009046920

Age Level: 4-6

Grade Level: PreK-1

Lexile Measure: 300 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Series: Ready-To-Read Jon Scieszka's Trucktown - Level 1 (Library)

Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.39" W x 9.3" L (0.42 lbs) 24 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 55 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 155296
Reading Level: 1.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Kat loves maps She loves to make maps for everything. Her room, her block, her town, even her heart. When she gives Jack a map it leads to a surprise After taking twists and turns through Trucktown and going over bridges and under tunnels, Jack finds out what it is. An art show of all of Kat's maps

Contributor Bio(s): Scieszka, Jon: - Jon Scieszka is the creator of Trucktown, including the New York Times bestselling Smash, Crash!, and the author of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys.Long, Loren: - Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama's Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna's second picture book, Mr. Peabody's Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt's Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Loren's work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.Shannon, David: - David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including Duck on a Bike, the Caldecott Honor Book No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate, and Good Boy Fergus. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.Gordon, David: - David Gordon has done visual development for numerous production companies from Lucasfilm to Pixar, including Toy Story; Monsters, Inc.; A Bug's Life; Cars; BlueSky's Robots; and Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants. He's also written and illustrated several picture books, among them Hansel and Diesel, The Three Little Rigs, The Ugly Truckling, and Smitten. He's one of the illustrators of Jon Scieszka's fifty-two-book, New York Times bestselling series, Trucktown. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com.

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