Jack Of All Tails [Hardcover]

Kim E. Norman (Author), David H. Clark (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Kristi’s family is a bunch of animals: really, their business is posing as people’s pets! Kristi’s father trains kids in puppy ownership by tugging on socks and making puddles on the floor. Mom helps a family adjust to their new kitten by curling up on the piano or pouncing on string. Her brother makes a great lizard, snoozing under a sunlamp. As for Kristi, she keeps messing up and getting fired. Will she ever find her calling?

Occupational hazards include crickets for lunch and a trip to the vet in this imaginative and hilarious story about learning to use your natural talents.

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About the Author

Kim Norman lives in Smithfield, Virginia.

David Clark lives in Luray, Virginia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (June 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525477934
• ISBN-13: 978-0525477938
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,993,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children, August 15, 2008

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Yana V. Rodgers "econkids.rutgers.edu" (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jack Of All Tails (Hardcover)

Kristi, a creative child with bright ideas, persuades her family members to start a family business that helps customers with their pet problems. By acting like people's pets, Kristi and family help train children how to own, train, and take care of a pet. Funny examples of their antics include eating crickets, chasing balls, and making puddles on the floor. Kristi helps to promote the business by pinning up posters, designing a website, and posting a sign on the side of their van. While Kristi's family members have no trouble finding regular customers, Kristi's mishaps make it more difficult for her to find her niche.
This amusing and well-illustrated book weaves important economics lessons about entrepreneurship, services, jobs, and training into an interesting and unique story about using one's talents and starting a family business. Primary-grade teachers, parents, and volunteers seeking high-quality children's literature with useful content will be pleased with this selection.

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, September 13, 2010

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This review is from: Jack Of All Tails (Hardcover)

This is a really fun book for young children. The illustrations and text are engaging. I would recommend this author and illustrator to readers looking for good books for young children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging story which receives fun drawings by David Clark., December 3, 2007

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This review is from: Jack Of All Tails (Hardcover)

Kim Norman's JACK OF ALL TAILS tells of an enterprising girl who convinces her family to begin a business posing as people's pets. The humans do their job all too well - and trouble ensues in this engaging story which receives fun drawings by David Clark.