A Penny a Look: An Old Story
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Book Overview
"A get-rich-quick scheme to 'capture a one-eyed man, put him in a cage in the marketplace, and charge a penny a look' proves to be more than pound foolish in this trenchant cautionary tale...Delightfully droll, fancifully detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations add enormously to the wry, sly proceedings."-Starred/School Library Journal. "Genuinely funny."-The Horn Book
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0374457581
ISBN13:9780374457587
Release Date:May 1989
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 8.9" x 7.9"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
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An exceptional find for teachers, parents, & grandparents!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This book is an exceptional find for teachers. It especially lends itself to use in math and science lessons. I use it in lessons with my middle school students and it always opens lively discussion on the values which are presented in the text. I have also presented it to graduate and undergraduate students in education classes, where it receives high praise for its versitility. I purchased the text for my children over twenty years ago and it has been a favorite for the grandchildren also. Thank you Harve & Margot Zemach!!
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