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| Wild About Books (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Judy Sierra
Creator: Marc Brown
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12866
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 037582538X
EAN: 9780375825385
ASIN: 037582538X
Release Date: August 10, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo.
In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal?tall books for giraffes, tiny ones for crickets. ?She even found waterproof books for the otter, who never went swimming without Harry Potter.? In no time at all, Molly has them ?forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks,? going ?wild, simply wild, about wonderful books.? Judy Sierra?s funny animal tale coupled with Marc Brown?s lush, fanciful paintings will have the same effect on young Homo sapiens. Altogether, it?s more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
Wild About THIS Book October 28, 2008
I love this book and my son loves this book - but I probably love it more. The librarian accidently? drives the bookmobile into the zoo and before you know it the animals are reading. The rhythm flows nicely and it's clever and the pictures are charming. Big thumbs up!
One of the most clever books for kids. October 21, 2008
Wild About Books will make you smile. It has the rhyme, story, and pictures that tell a beautiful and funny story.
This Book is why I will never buy a Kindle September 2, 2008
I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Sierra's wonderful 'Wild About Books' with its clever wordplay and colorful illustrations. When I get the opportunity to read, hold and enjoy such a fun book it reassures me that there will always be a place for books in our world.
Great book for ages 4-7 August 29, 2008
We read this for my daughter's kindergarten book club. It was SO cute! What a great way to get kids excited about reading. The references to great classic children's book and literature enriches an already fun story. Kids will love to see how the animals at the zoo take to reading. Very cute!
 A Really Good Story That Encourages Reading and Checking Out Your Local Library June 5, 2008
As someone who works in a library I always check out books with a library theme and have to say Judy Sierra's storyline is one of the best I have ever come across.
Wild About Books is really well written, done in the style of Dr Seuss (which Sierra tributes in the actual story and after at the end as well). With lots of humorous rhyming verses this book is a fun read for all ages. The illustrations although children may well still enjoy trying to figure out and name each animal are a bit average at times, with many not resembling the actual creatures at all. Also a bit of research by the illustrator Marc Brown into what a mobile library looks like rather than just looking out his office window at the mobile lunch van in the car park, as well as visiting an actual zoo or wildlife park to base his drawings of on rather than using a factory would have been a good idea too.
Wild About Books is the tale of a mobile librarian named Molly McGrew who drove the library into a zoo. As she reads out loud a Dr Seuss novel the zoos various residents became enticed to read and write books as well. McGrew also teaches them how to look after library material and inspires them to open a run their very own branch.
A great story who if the publishers had found a better illustrator no doubt would have rivaled Animalia by Graeme Base and other wildlife picture books. Another great library picture book is Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen.
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