Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Two
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0763668869 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"She was not an animal control officer. Bissinger to capture a screaming, ghostly raccoon. And she was not a Poulet, because Poulets never panic." Then she meets Frank, an observant boy who not only knows the whereabouts of the still-at-large raccoon but encourages her to face her fears and live up to her true calling, to remember "she was the genuine article…solid as a refrigerator." Encouraging readers to believe in themselves, this short chapter book pairs illustrations on almost every page with brisk dialogue and short, descriptive sentences. VERDICT A worthy addition
Grandma Susan said Sadder, less organized, with CIGAR SMOKING! Not her usual work.. I want to give this book more stars. I truly do. We are HUGE fans of Kate DiCamillo. We have literally every book she has written on our shelves, which is why I didn't hesitate to pre-order this one on Amazon. However, I was immediately disappointed to see a character prominently smoking a cigar on one of the pages. The smoking/smoke is described in the text as well. There doesn't need to be a reference to tobacco use in a children's book; from a child's point of view, the reference was completely superfluous to this story. I find its inclusion by my favorite children's author totally irres. "Funny Story but Disappointing Illusrations" according to Brenda King. My 8 year old son found this book engaging but was disappointed that all the illustrations were black and white. So was I!! The other Deckawoo Drive books have beautiful, colorful illustrations. I can't imagine why the publisher chose to leave these black and white.. Good book Lots of figurative language. My 7 years old had to really learn and guess what it meant. Good for learning vocabulary and meanings of some figurative language. Might be a little hard for some kids to remember specific details due to a language.
. Chris Van Dusen lives in Maine. She lives in Minneapolis.Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of The Circus Ship,King Hugo's Huge Ego, and Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, and the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series as well as Mac Barnett’s President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath. In 2014, she was named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Kate DiCamillo <
Deckawoo Drive’s intrepid animal control officer meets her match—or does she? A funny, heartfelt, and fast-paced romp from Kate DiCamillo.Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of animal control officers. "The genuine article," Francine’s dad always called her. Maybe Francine isn’t cut out to be an animal control officer after all! But the raccoon is still on the loose, and the folks on Deckawoo Drive need Francine back. She is never scared – until, that is, she’s faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. She’s battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. Watson, and Mercy the porcine wonder – for some riotous raccoon wrangling on Deckawoo Drive.. Can she face her fears, round up the raccoon, and return to the ranks of animal control? Join a cast of familiar characters – Frank, Stella, Mrs