| The Horse in Harry's Room Contributor(s): Hoff, Syd (Author), Hoff, Syd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064440737 ISBN-13: 9780064440738 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Harry keeps a horse in his room. A trusty horse only he can see. But then his parents take him to the country to see "real" horses. Horses that are free to run, kick, and nibble. Now Harry must decide: Does his horse need to be free, too? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Horses |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 71104753 |
| Lexile Measure: 470 |
| Series: I Can Read Level 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 5.56" W x 8.28" (0.13 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7222 Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Harry keeps a horse in his room. A trusty horse only he can see. But then his parents take him to the country to see "real" horses. Horses that are free to run, kick, and nibble. Now Harry must decide: Does his horse need to be free, too? "A satisfying fanciful story. Illustrated with the author's inimitable, humorous drawings." (Booklist) The Horse in Harry's Room is another sweet, original story by Syd Hoff, the celebrated author of Danny and the Dinosaur. This classic Level One I Can Read is perfect for shared reading with a child. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoff, Syd: - Syd Hoff was a much-loved and much-read author and illustrator of numerous books for children, most notably the Danny and the Dinosaur titles and Sammy the Seal. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design and sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker when he was eighteen. His cartoons became regular features in many magazines and newspapers. Sid Hoff was born in 1912 and died in 2004, at ninety-one. His books continue to delight readers worldwide. Hoff, Syd: -Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry's Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature. |