| Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale Contributor(s): Spinelli, Eileen (Author), Dyer, Jane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689866801 ISBN-13: 9780689866807 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Sophie is an artist who wants to spin beautiful creations all day long. But as a spider, she's shooed and shuffled all over the boardinghouse. One day she finally finds the home for which she's always yearned and the inspiration for the masterpiece of her lifetime. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 95044063 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 11.02" W x 8.66" (0.32 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 49751 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sophie is an artist who wants to spin beautiful creations all day long and, someday, a masterpiece. As a spider, though, Sophie has a hard time finding a welcoming place in which she can be free to live and spin. She's shooed and shuffled all over Beekman's Boardinghouse until one day she finally finds the warm, comfortable, safe home for which she always yearned -- and the inspiration for the masterpiece of her lifetime. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dyer, Jane: - Jane Dyer is the illustrator of many books for children, including When Mama Comes Home Tonight, Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli, Roly Poly by Mem Fox, and the New York Times bestselling Cookies series by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.Spinelli, Eileen: - Eileen Spinelli is no stranger to the Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers list. Since her debut in 1991 with Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, an IRA/CBC Children's Choice book and Christopher Award winner, she has gone on to author numerous picture books, poetry collections, and chapter books, including the best-selling When Mama Comes Home Tonight, and the critically acclaimed Sophie's Masterpiece. Eileen lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania. |