| Gumption! Contributor(s): Broach, Elise (Author), Egielski, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416916288 ISBN-13: 9781416916284 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: A boy goes on a jungle adventure with his favorite but hapless uncle, and finds that with a little "Gumption" he can manage anything his uncle can't... |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008049048 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 8.92" W x 11.32" (0.95 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 136901 Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter's been invited to go on a safari. He's brought: 1. Uncle Nigel, who's an explorer 2. hiking shorts 3. a canteen But what he will need most is a bit of gumption. (Gumption: n. Courage; spunk; fortitude; resourcefulness; good sense.) Oh, wait...there are crocodiles in the river? Then he might need a lot of it |
Contributor Bio(s): Broach, Elise: - Elise Broach lives with her family in rural Connecticut, where she writes books for children and teens, including When Dinosaurs Came With Everything, Shakespeare's Secret, and Wet Dog!, and serves in town government. Visit Elise at EliseBroach.com.Egielski, Richard: - Richard Egielski received the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Hey, Al, written with Arthur Yorinks. His other books include Gumption by Elise Broach, and Buz and Jazper, which were chosen as New York Times Best Illustrated Books for Children. He lives with his wife and son in Milford, New Jersey. |