| Lovable Lyle Contributor(s): Waber, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395253780 ISBN-13: 9780395253786 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1977 Annotation: Everyone loves Lyle the Crocodile. The Primm family certainly does. And the bakery lady. And Mr. Delight, the ice cream man. And Lyle loves the whole, wide wonderful world and thinks the world loves him, until one day he receives a mysterious note that says, 'I hate you. I hate you more than anything.' Why Lyle is disliked and how he convinces everyone that all crocodiles aren't bad is the dilemma in this delightful picture book about one of the most lovable animals ever created. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Alligators & Crocodiles - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 69014728 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Series: Lyle the Crocodile |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7.91" W x 10.56" (0.41 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 19579 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lyle is distraught to learn he has an enemy and tries to be an even more lovable crocodile than he was before. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waber, Bernard: - Bernard Waber was the beloved author/illustrator of more than thirty picture books, including Courage, Ira Sleeps Over, and Do You See a Mouse? With the publication of The House on East 88th Street in 1962, his Lyle, Lyle Crocodile series of books became a mainstay of children's literature. A Literary Landmark plaque commemorating the adventures of this endearing New York City reptile can now be found on East 88th Street and Bernard Waber's artwork is the subject of a traveling retrospective exhibit, curated by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. bernardwaber.com. |