Fox Eyes (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) [Paperback]

Mordicai Gerstein (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: A Stepping Stone Book(TM)

Martin is spending the end of summer with Great-Aunt Zavella. She knows the woods inside and out, every fern and every flower. She even seems to know the red fox that watches Martin when he plays the violin. Aunt Zavella has warned Martin never to stare into a fox’s eyes. But what could possibly happen if he did?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-In the first book, Martin is spending the summer with his Great Aunt Zavella, who has warned him never to stare into a fox's eyes. However, he is tempted and finds himself in the fox's body for a day. Using a magical-realism style, Gerstein is successful in leading readers to suspend belief that the child and animal could change places. Yet this is a complicated concept for new readers. Rich and Famous is a sequel to Welcome to Starvation Lake (Golden, 2000). Here, the fourth graders are having a contest to see who can raise the most money to pay for a class trip to ecology camp. The plot is filled with action, exaggerated humor, and clever twists. Both books consist of text with simple sentence construction peppered with a few complex sentences. Even though these transitional chapter books look appropriate for third-grade children, some inexperienced readers will find the stories a bit too complex to follow. Both books have some chapters that are 13 pages long, broken by only one or two full-page, pen-and-ink illustrations. Margins provide only a limited amount of white space. In addition, Rich and Famous has nine characters plus assorted family members, friends, and teachers to keep track of as they travel from home to school in the story. These are not first purchases.
Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (April 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307265099
• ISBN-13: 978-0307265098
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,276,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for precocious readers!, April 1, 2004

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This review is from: Fox Eyes (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Library Binding)

This book is unusual and wonderful. It's excellent for precocious readers (bright children whose reading ability outstrips their ages) -- interesting, thought-provoking plot, rich language, yet not too long, and the font is slightly larger than usual. All of us, from my youngest, who's 5, through my 56 year old husband, loved this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Amazon listing is all screwed up., September 27, 2008

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Dwight Blubaugh "MichiBlue" (The only Eaton Rapids on Earth, MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fox Eyes (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Paperback)

Amazon has screwed the listing for this book up just a bit. The School Library Journal review is partly from Mordicai Gerstein's book, FOX EYES (the first four lines of the review), and partly from Gloria Whelan's book, RICH AND FAMOUS IN STARVATION LAKE (the remainder of the review). You can see this same SLJ review on the listings for FOX EYES by Gloria Whelan, (which isn't even her book, it's Gerstein's) and RICH AND FAMOUS IN STARVATION LAKE, also by Gloria Whelan.

While I have not read Gerstein's FOX EYES, I have read Whelan's RICH AND FAMOUS IN STARVATION LAKE, and will include my review of that book on its listing.