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Lyle Finds His Mother
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Lyle Finds His Mother Hard - 1974

by Waber, Bernard

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Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Hard. Fine. Stated First Printing. Tight, bright, unmarked copy in very lightly soiled jacket.
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Details

  • Title Lyle Finds His Mother
  • Author Waber, Bernard
  • Binding Hard
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
  • Date 1974
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 91239
  • ISBN 9780395194898 / 039519489X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.83 x 8.56 x 0.44 in (27.51 x 21.74 x 1.12 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 640
  • Library of Congress subjects Lyle (Fictitious character: Waber), Crocodiles
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 74005336
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Summary

Lyle leaves his happy home with the Primms on East 88th Street to search for his mother, at the urging of his former employer, Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen.

From the publisher

Bernard Waber, who has written eight delightful books about Lyle the Crocodile, a little boy named Ira, and a firefly named Torchy, is the author of more than seventeen picture books for children. Widely praised by reviewers for his ability to describe common family problems, he is best loved by children for his freeflowing humor and gentle characters.

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Media reviews

"Whimsically told and illustrated in the style of the previous Lyle books, it's a lot of fun to read aloud." School Library Journal, Starred

About the author

Bernard Waber, who has written eight delightful books about Lyle the Crocodile, a little boy named Ira, and a firefly named Torchy, is the author of more than seventeen picture books for children. Widely praised by reviewers for his ability to describe common family problems, he is best loved by children for his freeflowing humor and gentle characters.