Tornado

Informationen zum Autor Betsy Byars is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Summer of the Swans , a Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author of Goodbye, Chicken Little ; The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish ; and the popular Golly Sisters trilogy. Doron Ben-Ami is an award winning illustrator living in Danbury Connecticut with his wife Hilary Kaufman/Ben-Ami and two children, Juilet and Jake. Mr. Ben-Ami studied art at Brooklyn College where he graduated Cum Laude in 1977 with a Bachelor of Fine Art. He subsequently served an apprenticeship with renowned figurative painter Philip Pearlstein. His work has appeared on numerous young adult and children's book covers, as well as national advertisements. Klappentext From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age. A tornado appears in the distance, and the family quickly gathers into the storm cellar. The storm rages outside, but Pete, the farmhand, knows this is the perfect time to tell his stories about a dog named Tornado. Blown into their lives by a twister when Pete was a boy, Tornado was no ordinary dog?he played card tricks, saved a turtle's life, and had a rivalry with the family cat. Forgetting their fear, the family hangs on every word of Pete's stories?both happy and sad?of this remarkable dog. Zusammenfassung From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age. A tornado appears in the distance, and the family quickly gathers into the storm cellar. The storm rages outside, but Pete, the farmhand, knows this is the perfect time to tell his stories about a dog named Tornado. Blown into their lives by a twister when Pete was a boy, Tornado was no ordinary dog—he played card tricks, saved a turtle’s life, and had a rivalry with the family cat. Forgetting their fear, the family hangs on every word of Pete’s stories—both happy and sad—of this remarkable dog. ...

Product details

• Authors: Betsy Byars, Betsy Cromer Byars, Betsy Cromer/ Ben-Ami Byars
• Assisted by: Doron Ben-Ami (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2020
• EAN: 9780064420631
• ISBN: 978-0-06-442063-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 3 mm
• Series: Trophy Chapter Books (Paperbac
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Cats, JUVENILE FICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Pets, JUVENILE FICTION: Books & Libraries, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Marine Life