Baloney (Henry P.)
$21.41
- Paperback
40 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2005
Summary
The twisted team that gave the world Squids Will Be Squids and The Stinky Cheese Man now delivers a whole lot of Baloney. Henry P. Baloney. Henry is an alien schoolkid who needs to come up with one very good excuse to explain why he is late for szkola, again. Otherwise, his teacher Miss Bugscuffle promises, it’s Permanent Lifelong Detention.
Henry’s tall tale of his lost zimulis-received from deep space by Jon Scieszka-is told in at least twenty dif…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142404300 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142404306 |
| Author: | Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 153g |
| Dimensions: | 4mm x 229mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 2-5 |
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Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka is a multiple award-winning author. He grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and nicest of six boys. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana, where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan, where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction.
Scieszka taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith).
In addition to his work as an author, Scieszka runs a web-based literacy program called “Guys Read” that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, he was named the country’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children’s literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading.
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