Pub Date: September 8, 1999
Dewey: E
LCCN: 99066181
Lexile Code: 0490
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.36" H x 10.36" L x 11.53" W ( 1.02 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories | Action and Adventure | Animals | Alligators and Crocodiles | Places | General | Historical | Reptiles and Amphibians | Girls and Women | Fantasy
Description: While robbing Egypt's mummies, sphinxes and palm trees, Napoleon can't resist bringing home a souvenir crocodile as well. All Paris is enchanted with this exotic creature, but his appetite is as big as his ego. Color illustrations throughout.
Brief description: Fred Marcellino's picture books include Puss in Boots, a Caldecott Honor Book; The Steadfast Tin Soldier, an ALA Booklist Children's Editors' Choice; and The Pelican Chorus, one of School Library Journal's Best Books of the Year.
His most recent books, The Story of Little Babaji and Ouch! are both ALA Notable Children's Books.
Dancing By the Light of the Moon: The Art of Fred Marcellino will open on November 9, 2002 and run through January 26, 2003 at The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This is a comprehensive show of more than 150 pieces highlighting his children's book career, and the first museum retrospective honoring the artistic accomplishments of this remarkable artist. For more information visit, The Norman Rockwell Museum website.