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A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories
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A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories Hardcover - 2007

by Ablow, Gail

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Amazing tales of animals--all quite strange but very true--are combined with delightfully surreal illustrations for a collection culled from newspaper reports from around the world. Full color.

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Candlewick Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories
  • Author Ablow, Gail
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Library Binding
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press
  • Date September 25, 2007
  • Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2463832-6
  • ISBN 9780763628383 / 0763628387
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.04 x 8.56 x 0.41 in (30.58 x 21.74 x 1.04 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 880
  • Library of Congress subjects Animals
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006051855
  • Dewey Decimal Code 590

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From the publisher

Gail Ablow is an award-winning broadcast journalist who has produced documentaries, news, and interviews for PBS, CNN, ABC, and other networks. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Kathy Osborn has illustrated several children’s books and one novel. She began collecting news stories about animals in 1999 and wanted to illustrate them to satisfy her curiosity. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/15/2007, Page 64
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2008, Page 103
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2008, Page 138
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/2007, Page 981

About the author

Gail Ablow is an award-winning broadcast journalist who has produced documentaries, news, and interviews for PBS, CNN, ABC, and other networks. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Kathy Osborn has illustrated several children's books and one novel for adults. She began collecting strange but true newspaper stories about animals in 1999 and wanted to illustrate them to satisfy her curiosity. Kathy lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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