Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck (The Kids of the Polk Street School) [Library Binding]

Patricia Reilly Giff (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: The Kids of the Polk Street School

It's springtime and it's almost Richard "Beast" Best's birthday. His sister, Holly, is even giving him a surprise party. Or so he thinks. But what will she do when she finds out that Beast has squashed her egg-carton jewelry box?



Meanwhile, Beast has a bigger problem. He and his best friend, Matthew Jackson, had to move the huge rabbit on wheels onto the stage for the spring assembly. When they started to push it, the monster rabbit ran amuck and rolled right off the stage. How will Beast and Matthew get the thing back together before Thursday's assembly?

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It's springtime and it's almost Richard "Beast" Best's birthday. His sister, Holly, is even giving him a surprise party. Or so he thinks. But what will she do when she finds out that Beast has squashed her egg-carton jewelry box?

Meanwhile, Beast has a bigger problem. He and his best friend, Matthew Jackson, had to move the huge rabbit on wheels onto the stage for the spring assembly. When they started to push it, the monster rabbit ran amuck and rolled right off the stage. How will Beast and Matthew get the thing back together before Thursday's assembly?

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It's springtime and it's almost Richard "Beast" Best's birthday. His sister, Holly, is even giving him a surprise party. Or so he thinks. But what will she do when she finds out that Beast has squashed her egg-carton jewelry box?



Meanwhile, Beast has a bigger problem. He and his best friend, Matthew Jackson, had to move the huge rabbit on wheels onto the stage for the spring assembly. When they started to push it, the monster rabbit ran amuck and rolled right off the stage. How will Beast and Matthew get the thing back together before Thursday's assembly?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Library Binding: 80 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (February 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044040424X
• ISBN-13: 978-0440404248
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.2 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,852,696 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 MONSTER RABBIT RUNS AMUCK, July 4, 2009

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dream factory (Triangulum, M33) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck (The Kids of the Polk Street School) (Library Binding)

ITS SPRINGTIME AND ITS ALMOST RICHARD BEAST BESTS BIRTHDAY. HIS SISTER HOLLY IS EVEN GIVING HIM A SURPRISE PARTY. OR SO HE THNKS. BUT WHAT WILL HOLLY DO WHEN SHE FINDS OUT THAT BEAST HAS SQUASHED HER EGG CARTON JEWELRY BOX? MEANWHILE BEAST HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM. HE AND HIS BEST FRIEND MATTHEW JACKSON HAD TO MOVE THE HUGE RABBIT ON WHEELS ONTO THE STAGE FOR THE SPRING ASSEMBLY. WHEN THEY STARTED TO PUSH IT THE MONSTER RABBIT RAN AMUCK AND ROLLED RIGHT OFF THE STAGE. HOW WILL BEAST AND MATTHEW GET THE THING BACK TOGETHER BEFORE THURSDAYS ASSEMBLY.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, February 23, 2003

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Amy Flink "Mrs. Snowman" (Snohomish, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Kids of the Polk Street School (Prebound)) (School & Library Binding)

This book is well written and enjoyable; about 2 friends who always seem to get in trouble. You can learn a lot from this book. Beast and Matthew think they're in deep deep trouble when the school's rabbit-on-wheels (for the Easter play) "runs amuck" and loses it's head!! Parts of this book, like all of Giff's delightful books, made me giggle. She is a wonderful author...Beast thinks if he's quiet about the rabbit, the problem will go away but one thing leads to another and he accidentally mooshes his sister's jewelry box and feels terrible. Besides that he has suspicions that she is planning a party for him. Normally reading these books I saw his sister Holly as being like an obnoxious, bossy old cow, but in this book you see her becoming a good sister and he confides in her about the "Monster Rabbit running amuck". Wonderful book and character devlopment, however I think Holly still should've had a party for Richard since he was so depressed that the party she was planning was really for her class!

4.0 out of 5 stars cute story, June 5, 2002

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Melissa Sack (georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck (The Kids of the Polk Street School) (Library Binding)

We read this as a read aloud in our homeschool. The book kept my son's attention fairly well. This was the first Polk street school book that we have read. We might look into reading more of the series.