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Sue MacDonald Had a Book

By Tobin, Jim & Coverly, Dave

Publishers Summary:
What would you do if a bunch of letters jumped right off the page while you were reading a book? Run after them, of course. Join Sue MacDonald as she travels from a railroad station to a sewer to a mountain peak and more, all in an attempt to capture her renegade vowels. Reading a book has never been so interactive! Jim Tobin’s clever text—based on a favorite children’s song—is perfectly coupled with Dave Coverly’s winning illustrations. Get ready for a madcap adventure starring five very important letters.

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ISBN
978-0-80508-766-6
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2009

K-Gr 2 This lively grammar-related adventure is a sing-along to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" with the repeated refrain, "AEIOU." Sue MacDonald has a book called "My Farm" by O. MacDonald but can no longer read it after the vowels escape. The girl pursues A on a train that goes to Maine, captures E "sleeping in a tree," saves I from some bad guys and "a life of crime," and fishes O out of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

When the vowels in Sue's book run off (<i>A</i> "hopped a train / and rode to Maine"), she chases after them. The rhyming text...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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