The Graves Family by Patricia Polacco - ISBN: 9780142406359
Paperback
The oddest family ever tries to fit in, hilariously.

The Graves Family

  • Paperback

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    17 August 2006

Summary

The Graves family has just moved to Union City, and they definitely don’t fit in. With giant spiders in the living room, a voracious Venus flytrap named Phoebe in the kitchen, and a secret laboratory in the basement, the neighbors are afraid to visit!

Except for Seth and Sara Miller, the kids next door, who decide to help them make friends. Maybe if Mr. Graves gives all the bald men in town his amazing hair-growing tonic, which he developed from the follicles of house cats? It seems l…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780142406359
ISBN-10:014240635X
Author:Patricia Polacco
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Puffin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:17 August 2006
Weight:204g
Dimensions:278mm x 216mm x 5mm
About The Author

Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco studied in the United States and Australia, earning an MFA and a PhD in art history, specializing in Russian and Greek painting, and iconographic history. She is a museum consultant on the restoration of icons. As a participant in many citizen-exchange programs for writers and illustrators, Ms. Polacco has traveled extensively in Russia as well as other former Soviet republics. She continues to support programs that encourage Russo-American friendships and understanding. She is also deeply involved in inner-city projects in the United States that promote the peaceful resolution of conflict and encourage art and literacy programs. The mother of a grown son and a daughter, she currently resides in Michigan, where she has a glorious old farm that was built during the time of Lincoln.

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