A Day in the Life of Murphy Contributor(s): Provensen, Alice (Author), Provensen, Alice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416918000 ISBN-13: 9781416918004 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Described as "an artist, in word and image" ("New York Times Book Review"), Caldecott Medal winner Provensen portrays the life of Murphy, a terrier who keeps busy on the farm and who is often in trouble. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2002004309 |
Lexile Measure: 380 |
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 7.95" W x 7.73" (0.28 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 70143 Reading Level: 1.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: MURPHY-STOP-THAT is my name. I am a terrier. I bark. I bark at anything and everything and all the time. On a farm filled with delicious kitchen smells and dumb farm animals and unexplained noises, there's always something to keep a dog busy -- and often in trouble. From his morning rush to the house for breakfast to his final rounds before curling up in his comfortable bed in the barn at night, Murphy is the sort of irrepressible but lovable dog that only Alice Provensen, with her trademark affection for even misbehaving animals, could portray. |
Contributor Bio(s): Provensen, Alice: - Alice Provensen is the author and illustrator of Murphy in the City, A Day in the Life of Murphy, and Klondike Gold. She collaborated with her late husband, Martin, on many other highly acclaimed picture books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning The Glorious Flight and Nancy Willard's Newbery Medal-winning A Visit to William Blake's Inn, which was also a Caldecott Honor Book. The Provensens have been on the New York Times list of the Ten Best Illustrated Books eight times. Alice lives in California. |