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Tupelo Rides the Rails
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Tupelo Rides the Rails Hardcover - 2008

by Melissa Sweet

  • Used
  • Hardcover

Award-winning author/illustrator Melissa Sweet introduces Tupelo, an abandoned dog, who must find a new home for herself and her sock toy, Mr. Bones. With creative language and brilliant illustrations, Melissa shows how home is sometimes found in the most unexpected places.

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HMH Books for Young Readers, April 2008. Hardcover. USED Good.
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Details

  • Title Tupelo Rides the Rails
  • Author Melissa Sweet
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition None
  • Condition USED Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers, Boston
  • Date April 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 196350
  • ISBN 9780618717149 / 0618717145
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.13 in (24.13 x 19.05 x 0.33 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Railroad trains
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007012924
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

Award-winning author/illustrator Melissa Sweet introduces Tupelo, an abandoned dog, who must find a new home for herself and her sock toy, Mr. Bones. With creative language and brilliant illustrations, Melissa shows how home is sometimes found in the most unexpected places.

Media reviews

"Sweet's beautifully detailed artwork, in watercolor and mixed-media, is packed with feeling and story." Booklist Starred, Jan 1 2008 Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

"[A] winsome tale laced with doggy humor...Fans of the popular stray-animal genre will bid her godspeed." Kirkus 3/15/08 Kirkus Reviews

"...crowded scenes in cheery watercolors and mixed media showcase Sweet's unusually expressive canine cast." PW 4/21/08 Publishers Weekly

"...Sweet is a gifted storyteller, working magic in this story." Buffalo News