Lexi's Tale (Park Pals Adventure) [Hardcover]

Johanna Hurwitz (Author), Patience Brewster (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Lexi the squirrel doesn't trust humans. After all, it was a human who abandoned PeeWee the guinea pig in Central Park. So Lexi is outraged when a strange-looking man swipes the apple that the friends were about to eat. But when the stranger rescues PeeWee from the jaws of a dog, Lexi has a change of heart. Can two rodents make a difference in the life of a man living hungry and friendless in Central Park? Welcome back the street-smart squirrel and the well-read guinea pig in this stand-alone companion to PeeWee's Tale, which Publishers Weekly called "humorous and insightful."

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In a sequel to PeeWee's Tale, Lexi's Tale by Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Patience Brewster, follows Lexi the squirrel and PeeWee the guinea pig as they pair up to help a homeless man in New York City's Central Park.

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From School Library Journal

Gr 2-4-The adventures of the guinea pig introduced in PeeWee's Tale (SeaStar, 2000) continue in this easy chapter book. He is befriended by Lexi, a squirrel that shows him how to survive the wilds of Central Park. Lexi has a vast extended family (including brother Madison, sister Sixty-two, and cousin Columbus), and he quotes extensively from his mother, passing along her wisdom to his pal. PeeWee, who has a near miss with the jaws of a dog, trusts humans and eventually convinces Lexi to believe in them, too. Brewster's soft, small pencil illustrations have a tender quality. This clever story is chock-full of positive messages, but also contains enough adventure and suspense to hold young readers' interest.

Sharon McNeil, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587170914
• ISBN-13: 978-1587170911
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,583,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mom of two, August 21, 2005

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Traci (MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lexi's Tale (Park Pals Adventures) (Paperback)

My Kindergartener loves this series, and I love all the little messages and opportunities for discussions that the book affords. The story is all about animals and life in Central Park from their perspective. The tidbits we learned about Guinea Pigs are right on (we own one) and the opportunity for perspective taking is very good for kids this age (developmental psych is my area of expertise professionally). Enjoyable read for the whole family.

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable read, January 31, 2010

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sueheidi "book-a-tude" (Newburgh IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lexi's Tale (Park Pals Adventures) (Paperback)

I work at a Library, so I'm always reading books to recommend to patrons of all ages. I stumbled across this book as I was moving books around. I found the book to be a cute read, that I think young readers would love. I enjoyed the antics of Lexi the squirrel.