| The Vowel Family: A Tale of Lost Letters Contributor(s): Walker, Sally M. (Author), Luthardt, Kevin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0822579820 ISBN-13: 9780822579823 Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R) OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: April 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Come meet a very unusual family. Each of the 5 vowel children--Alan, E [etc]--represents one vowel. Until that child is born, his or her vowel is missing from the text of this silly story. As the Vowel family grows, pets from an [a] to a unicorn join their happy home. But then Otto goes missing. Thank goodness clever Aunt Cyndy comes to the rescue and makes the Vowels truly complete! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007009952 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 10.48" W x 8.58" (0.79 lbs) 30 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Sally M.: - Sally M. Walker has been a children's book writer for over 20 years. Most of her books are nonfiction and present various science topics to young readers. Fossil Fish Found Alive is the story of the hunt for the elusive fish called the coelacanth. Sally also enjoys combining science investigation with historical topics. Her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which won the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, tells about the history, loss, and re-discovery of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in battle. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland takes readers on archaeological expeditions, where the forensic analysis of colonial settlers' bones helps us to understand their lives. Sally especially enjoys writing narrative nonfiction that captures the reader's attention with a true story. She is also the author of 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut. |