| Description |
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Series |
Children's Choice Book Club Edition from Scholastic |
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Children's Choice Book Club Edition from Scholastic
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| Summary |
In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again |
| Analysis |
Children's stories in English, 1900- Texts |
| Notes |
"Bound by Edition Book Bindery, New Jersey"--Title page verso |
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"Manufactured in the United States of America"--Title page verso |
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Art techniques used: Pen and black ink drawings with watercolor |
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William Steig (November 14, 1907 - October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto, he was also the creator of Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988 |
| Audience |
For junior Primary age children |
| Notes |
accelerated reading |
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Caldecott Medal, 1970 |
| Subject |
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children's stories.
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Donkeys -- Juvenile fiction.
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Families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Missing children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Pebbles -- Juvenile fiction.
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Talismans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Wit and humor, Juvenile.
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Donkeys -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Missing children -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Picture books.
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Novels.
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| Author |
Affiliated Lithographers, printer
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Edition Book Bindery, binder
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Simon and Schuster, Inc., publisher
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Windmill Books, publisher
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| LC no. |
69014484 |
| ISBN |
0200718630 |
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0525623000 |
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0590757407 |
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067166154X |
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0671662694 |
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0671665111 |
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067166512X |
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9780200718639 |
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9780525623007 |
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9780590757409 |
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9780671661540 |
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9780671662691 |
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9780671665111 |
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9780671665128 |
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