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Rare Beasts
Contributor(s): Ogden, Charles (Author), Carton, Rick (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1416914099 ISBN-13: 9781416914099
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks

OUR PRICE: $21.84

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2005
Annotation: Nod's Limbs is a picturesque town with a bad side--the home of scheming siblings Edgar and Ellen, villains who are the heroes of this new series. Illustrations.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2006272499

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 960(Not Available)

Series: Edgar & Ellen

Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.72" W x 8.74" L (0.70 lbs) 144 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 06/26/2006 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 346 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 72385
Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Fire ants. Fraud. Footie pajamas.

Twins Edgar and Ellen live alone -- their parents disappeared years ago, and who can blame them? -- in the quaint, little town of Nod's Limbs, in a grim, gray house overlooking the cemetery and the junkyard. They spend their days avoiding Heimertz, the mysterious accordion-playing caretaker; pestering Pet, a hairy, one-eyed creature of indeterminate species and gender; and wreaking havoc on the hapless citizens of Nod's Limbs.

But wreaking havoc can incur expenses, so the twins come up with a unique fund-raising scheme: They'll nab the pets of Nod's Limbs and transform them into exotic animals they can sell for big bucks. Not a bad plan, if one of the purloined pets wasn't a lethargic python with a raging appetite....

Contributor Bio(s): Ogden, Charles: - Charles Ogden is an avid camper and fisherman. He collects insects and has traveled in pursuit of various specimens to the North Pole, the Souh Pole, and Poland. Mr. Ogden and his insect collection make their home in a cool, dry, preservation-friendly environment, far removed from prying eyes.Carton, Rick: - Rick Carton has been drawing longer than he's been walking. In his Chicago studio he has a cherished collection of every pencil ever worn down to a nub during his lengthy artistic career. He has never formally studed art; instead, the art community has diligently studied him. They are yet to release their findings.

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