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The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets : True-Life Stories to Read
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The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets : True-Life Stories to Read Aloud Paperback - 2019

by George, Jean Craighead

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Acclaimed author-naturalist Jean Craighead George shares her true adventures living with a variety of wild animals--including a mischievous crow, a duck with an arrest record, and a Houdini-like boa constrictor.

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  • Title The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets : True-Life Stories to Read Aloud
  • Author George, Jean Craighead
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 134
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2019-07-02
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5513628-6
  • ISBN 9780064462013 / 0064462013
  • Weight 0.23 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.78 x 4.44 x 0.4 in (17.22 x 11.28 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 830
  • Library of Congress subjects Women, Wild animals as pets
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95054151
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

First line

My children, Twig, Craig, and Luke, were the third generation of Craighead children who brought home wild birds and beasts to have and to contemplate.

From the rear cover

Humorous, heart-warming, and just plain entertaining, these stories by Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George recall what life was like as she raised three children and 173 wild pets. On any given day there might be a bat in the refrigerator, an owl in the shower, or a crow at the kitchen table. Jean Craighead George's respect for nature and its many creatures is evident in all of her writing. Here, she offers a personal, firsthand account of the many animals that made their way into her life and her books.

1996 'Pick of the Lists' (ABA)
1996 Children's Books (NY Public Library)

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 09/08/1997, Page 0

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