My G-R-R-R-Reat Uncle Tiger (Accelerated Readers) [Hardcover]

James Riordan (Author), Alex Ayliffe (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Accelerated Readers

Discovering a picture of a tiger, Marmaduke the striped tabby concludes that he and the tiger are related and boasts about it to all of his cat friends, until a visit to the zoo reveals a surprise about Uncle Tiger.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Rummaging through the trash one night, an orange tabby named Marmaduke finds a book open to a picture of a tiger. Noting their common features, he surmises, "We must be related," and thereupon sets out on this cheerily illustrated mission to find his "uncle tiger." Accompanied by a jolly band of feline friends, Marmaduke sneaks into the zoo and finds an "uncle"-but is too petrified by his uncle's roar ("Grr-grr-grrr") to understand that he is being grr-grreeted. The cats scramble for home, their cut-paper fur comically standing on end. Marmaduke cowers in his cozy, domesticated cat bed, "and never again did he boast about his great uncle tiger." As ingratiating as a cat rubbing against an admirer's legs, this picture book showcases both Riordan's concise storytelling as he sets up the prideful Marmaduke for an amusing and painless fall, and Ayliffe's (Lucy's Picture) humor-imbued, color-drenched paper-cutting. Ages 2-6.
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Review

"...cheerily illustrated... this picture book showcases both Riordan's concise storytelling... and Ayliffe's humor-imbued, color-drenched paper-cutting." --Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Peachtree Pub Ltd (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156145110X
• ISBN-13: 978-1561451104
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,973,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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