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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Title
A Sick Day for Amos McGee / written by Philip C. Stead ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead.
Author
Stead, Philip Christian
Publication
  • New York, New York : Roaring Brook, 2010.
  • ©2010

Details

Additional Authors
  • Stead, Erin E.
  • Roaring Brook Press. pbl
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations; 23 x 25 cm
Summary
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. -- From book jacket.
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • Zoo keepers > Juvenile fiction
  • Zoo animals > Juvenile fiction
  • Sick > Juvenile fiction
  • Cold (Disease) > Juvenile fiction
  • Friendship > Juvenile fiction
  • Cold (Disease)
  • Friendship
  • Sick
  • Zoo animals
  • Zoo keepers
Genre/Form
  • Humorous fiction.
  • Children's stories.
  • Picture books.
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
Note
  • "A Neal Porter book."
  • Art technique used: Delicate woodblock prints and fine pencil work.
Audience (note)
  • AD580L
  • Decoding indicator: 80 (high) Semantic indicator: 80 (high) Syntactic indicator: 90 (high) Structure indicator: 90 (high)
  • Ages: 2-6.
  • Grades: PreS-1.
  • Reading L: 3.0
Study Program (note)
  • Accelerated Reader
Awards (note)
  • Charlotte Zolotow Award: Highly Commended
  • Caldecott Medal, 2011
  • Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, 2011
ISBN
  • 9781596434028
  • 1596434023
LCCN
  • 2010281493
  • 9781596434028
OCLC
466344397
Author
Stead, Philip Christian, author.
Title
A Sick Day for Amos McGee / written by Philip C. Stead ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead.
Publisher
New York, New York : Roaring Brook, 2010.
Copyright Date
©2010
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Audience
AD580L Lexile.
Decoding indicator: 80 (high) Semantic indicator: 80 (high) Syntactic indicator: 90 (high) Structure indicator: 90 (high) Lexile.
Ages: 2-6.
Grades: PreS-1.
Reading L: 3.0
Study Program
Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 3 0.5 SD Quiz 135897 English fiction.
Accelerated Reader AR. LG 3.0 0.5 135897.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.0 0.5 135897. CPCA
Accelerated Reader LG 3.0 0.5 135897. ACIC
Reading Counts RC K-2 3.6 1 Quiz: 49047.
Awards
Charlotte Zolotow Award: Highly Commended
Caldecott Medal, 2011
Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book, 2011
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Added Author
Stead, Erin E., illustrator.
Roaring Brook Press. Publisher
Other Standard Identifier
9781596434028 51699
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