| Leon and the Spitting Image Contributor(s): Kurzweil, Allen (Author), Bertholf, Bret (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060539321 ISBN-13: 9780060539320 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: The hilarious and magical first title in a new trilogy introduces Leon Zeisel, who starts fourth grade with his best friends PW and Lily-Matisse. But they learn there is a new teacher: Miss Cronheim, a.k.a. The Crone. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.24" W x 7.58" (0.45 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72873 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is about a hotel full of animals. And an evil ice maker. And glass eyeballs -- oh, and really old panty hose and Possibly Fake Hair. But mostly, it's about Leon Zeisel and his epic quest to survive fourth grade, despite his teacher, Miss Hagmeyer, and his archenemy, Lumpkin the Pumpkin, a human tank with a deadly dodgeball throw. Luckily, Leon has friends who will stand by him even if his magical plans for rescue and revenge involve ... SPIT |
Contributor Bio(s): Kurzweil, Allen: - Allen Kurzweil is a prize-winning novelist, children's writer, inventor, and journalist. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, Smithsonian, and Vanity Fair. He is a graduate of Yale University and the recipient of Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Bertholf, Bret: -Bret Bertholf is a painter, writer, musician, and the yodeling singer for Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams, an acclaimed traditional country/western band, as well as the coordinator of children's events at the Tattered Cover Book Store. The artist is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Denver, Colorado. |