Beavers Beware! (Bank Street Ready-To-Read) [Library Binding]

Barbara Brenner (Author), Emily Arnold McCully (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Bank Street Ready-To-Read

A family with a house on the river finds two beavers cutting down trees and building a lodge on their dock.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

In the ``Bank Street Ready-to-Read'' series, Level 2, a ``fact-based'' confrontation with nature, dedicated ``To Fred, who shared the experience,'' that cries out for a bit more information about the events that inspired the intriguing story. A girl and her parents notice peeled, pointed sticks on the dock near their wilderness home. The mystery is soon solved: beavers are building a lodge on this unusual foundation, undeterred by the nearby humans. Mom protests about the many trees that the beavers are cutting; no one likes their strong smell; and there's talk of calling the game warden to move the unwelcome tenants. But then a storm looses the dock and it floats down the river- -lodge, beavers, and all. In McCully's appealing pen-and- watercolor illustrations, readers will enjoy spotting the beavers even before the young narrator does. Competently written for the intended level, as well as informative and thought-provoking, but these values are somewhat undermined by the absence of an explanatory note. (Easy reader. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

When beavers start building their lodge on a family's diving dock, they cut down trees and make a mess. Can the family get their dock back? See beavers at work and find out, in this fact-based adventure! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836817699
• ISBN-13: 978-0836817690
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,118,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mirette On the Highwire, January 4, 2001

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This review is from: Beavers Beware! (Bank Street Ready-To-Read) (Library Binding)

I liked this book because it gives off a lot of self feelings. The problem is faciniting. I could hardly beleave that no of the informaition was true! Emily Arnold McCully expresses her beautiful artwork in this book. I definitly would recomend it to all of my friends no matter how old or young they are. I am sure, thanks to all of the work put into this book, that my friends will like it. I know I did and I know they will too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mirette On the Highwire, January 4, 2001

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This review is from: Beavers Beware! (Bank Street Ready-To-Read) (Library Binding)

I liked this book because it gives off a lot of self feelings. The problem is faciniting. I could hardly beleave that no of the informaition was true! Emily Arnold McCully expresses her beautiful artwork in this book. I definitly would recomend it to all of my friends no matter how old or young they are. I am sure, thanks to all of the work put into this book, that my friends will like it. I know I did and I know they will too.