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A Penny a Look: An Old Story [Paperback]

Harve Zemach (Author), Margot Zemach (Author, Illustrator)
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"A get-rich-quick scheme to 'capture a one-eyed man, put him in a cage in the marketplace, and charge a penny a look' proves to be more than pound foolish in this trenchant cautionary tale...Delightfully droll, fancifully detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations add enormously to the wry, sly proceedings."-Starred/School Library Journal.

"Genuinely funny."-The Horn Book


Product Details

  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (May 1, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0374457581
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374457587
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,513,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional find for teachers, parents, & grandparents!!, January 31, 1998
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This book is an exceptional find for teachers. It especially lends itself to use in math and science lessons. I use it in lessons with my middle school students and it always opens lively discussion on the values which are presented in the text. I have also presented it to graduate and undergraduate students in education classes, where it receives high praise for its versitility. I purchased the text for my children over twenty years ago and it has been a favorite for the grandchildren also. Thank you Harve & Margot Zemach!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to teach irony, January 19, 2010
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P. Crabtree (Hendersonville, NC) - See all my reviews
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I've used this book in my classroom for many years. It's a great way to teach irony. It's a book which can be read to little kids as well as much older students (they see all the irony in the story). I love the dry wit of the book. The pictures are excellent, too
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