| The King's Taster Contributor(s): Oppel, Kenneth (Author), Fancher, Lou (Illustrator), Johnson, Steve (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060753722 ISBN-13: 9780060753726 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A Prinz Honor-winning author teams up with an award-winning illustrating duo for a charming picture book about a six-year-old king who's a very picky eater and his canine food taster. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008000779 |
| Lexile Measure: 520 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.22" W x 11.12" (0.89 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131326 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Max is the cook's dog. And because he is also the king's taster, Max gets to feast on French Fries Rose Pudding Cheese Pie Pizza No wonder Max loves his job. Who wouldn't want to dine on these delicious dishes? The new king, that's who. And if the new king has his way, it won't just be their job that the cook and Max lose |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Steve: - Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher are an illustration team with more than forty picture books in print. Their work has garnered rave reviews and won awards. Their books include My Many Colored Days, Bebop Express, I Walk at Night, New York's Bravest, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Salamander Room. They were also concept artists for Pixar's Toy Story and A Bug's Life. They live in California with their son. Oppel, Kenneth: -KENNETH OPPEL wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasn't looked back. His books include the Silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world; Airborn, winner of a Governor General's Award and the Michael L. Printz Award; and his latest, Inkling, which the New York Times called "astonishing." Ken Oppel lives with his family in Toronto. You can find him online at kennethoppel.ca and on Twitter at @kennethoppel. Fancher, Lou: - Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher are an illustration team with more than forty picture books in print. Their work has garnered rave reviews and won awards. Their books include My Many Colored Days, Bebop Express, I Walk at Night, New York's Bravest, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Salamander Room. They were also concept artists for Pixar's Toy Story and A Bug's Life. They live in California with their son. |