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Lizard from the Park
Contributor(s): Pett, Mark (Author), Pett, Mark (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1442483210 ISBN-13: 9781442483217
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2015

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2014040078

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 580 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.2" W x 8.8" L (1.05 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Holiday - Thanksgiving

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2015 pg. 90
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015
Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 72
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 62

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 176960
Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
A lonely boy's new pet grows into a rather large dilemma--and a Thanksgiving parade offers an uplifting solution--in this charming tale from the author of The Boy and the Airplane and The Girl and the Bicycle.

When Leonard takes a shortcut through the park, he finds an egg and takes it home, where it hatches into a lizard (or so Leonard thinks). Leonard names his new pet Buster and takes him all around the city: on the subway, to the library, to a baseball game, and more.

But Buster keeps growing and growing--and Leonard gets the sense that Buster is longing for something Leonard can't provide.

Before long, Buster becomes too big to keep, and Leonard realizes he needs to set Buster free. So Leonard comes up with an inventive plan, one that involves all the balloons Leonard can find and the annual Thanksgiving parade, in an imaginative plot twist that will spark readers' imaginations--and touch their hearts.

Contributor Bio(s): Pett, Mark: - Writer and illustrator Mark Pett has practiced his craft in Philadelphia, Prague, the Mississippi Delta, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to illustrating several books, Mark is the "authorstrator" of The Boy and the Airplane and The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strips Mr. Lowe and Lucky Cow. He lives in Salt Lake City. Visit him at MarkPett.com.

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