The Quest for the One Big Thing (A Bug's Life) [Hardcover]

Lou Fancher (Author), Steve Johnson (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998 | Age Level: 3 and up | Series: A Bug's Life

Bestselling duo Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher team up with Pixar for this whimsical counting book based on the characters from "A Bug's Life".

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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-A spin-off from the animated Disney feature A Bug's Life. Constructed as a count-up/count-down book, it's also a tale in praise of teamwork. In it, a mismatched group of insects cooperate to move the One Big Thing (probably a honey-glazed doughnut twist) to augment the winter's food supply. After many attempts to hoist the object, a heralded invention works, though the device is seen only in pieces and never explained. This title may appeal to fans of the film, but such ingenious counting books as Joy Hulme's Sea Squares (Hyperion, 1993), Paul Giganti's Each Orange Had Eight Slices (Greenwillow, 1992), and Eve Merriam's 12 Ways to Get to 11 (S & S, 1993), or Molly Bang's warmly reassuring Ten, Nine, Eight (Greenwillow, 1983) are preferred concept choices.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (Juv); 1st edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786831987
• ISBN-13: 978-0786831982
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,859,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the quest for one big thing, December 7, 1998

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This review is from: The Quest for the One Big Thing (A Bug's Life) (Hardcover)

The story of the young princess Dot,who is still a "seed".When she stumbles across one big thing,she needs help to bring it back to the colony.One-by-one,she gets the circus bugs,Atta,and Flik to help her on her quest for one big thing.