This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.

15 used & new from $0.01
See All Buying Options

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
The Tar Pit
 
See larger image
 
Are You an Author or Publisher?
Find out how to publish your own Kindle Books
 
  
The Tar Pit (Paperback)
by Tor Seidler (Author)
  4.0 out of 5 stars 2 customer reviews (2 customer reviews)  


Available from these sellers.


Also Available in: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (1st) 15 used & new from $0.88
Paperback 14 used & new from $0.01
School & Library Binding $14.50 $14.50 5 used & new from $14.47
Turtleback Order it used!
 
   

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
According to PW , "This is a thoughtful, well-constructed novel of a boy leading a life of quiet desperation. He is empowered . . . by locating his own compassionate core that allows him, and those around him, to be human." Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

New York Times Book Review
"The pacing is sure and deft; Edward's many problems aren't resolved artificially, all at once, but gradually, one by one."

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTrophy; Reprint edition (October 9, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0064410463
  • ISBN-13: 978-0064410465
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 customer reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,918,042 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category: (What's this?)

    #27 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( S ) > Seidler, Tor

    (Publishers and authors: Improve Your Sales)
  • Also Available in: Hardcover (1st) |  Paperback  |  School & Library Binding  |  Turtleback  |  All Editions

  •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? (We'll ask you to sign in so we can get back to you)


Citations (learn more)

Suggested Tags from Similar Products (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a coresponding box or enter your own tags the field below
(536)
(453)
(378)
(343)

Your tags: Add your first tag
Help others find this product - tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Search Products Tagged with
 

Are you the publisher or author? Learn how Amazon can help you make this book an eBook.
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can make it available as an eBook on Amazon.com. Learn more

Rate This Item to Improve Your Recommendations

I own it Not rated Your rating
Don't like it < > I love it!
Save your
rating
  
?

1

2

3

4

5

 
Customer Reviews
2 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star: 100%  (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
4.0 out of 5 stars Cam's review , November 1, 2006
A Kid's Review
I liked this book because of its exciting theme, imagination turning
into reality, and adventure through the mind and then out into reality. I also liked
this book because the little boy in this story reminds me of when I was younger.
I was so fascinated by dinosaurs that my friends and I had an imaginary friend named Rex. It is similar, because the boy in the book has an imaginary friend who was an allosaurus named Alexander. And that is the reason why I liked this book.
Edward Small Jr. had a pretty tough life. He was always being picked on, and never had any friends. Except for one. An imaginary friend named Alexander. And let me tell you, Alexander is no person. He is an allosaurus, who does whatever his master ( Edward) tells him to do. But when he finds a jaw bone in the tar pit where his imaginary friend Alex lives Edward starts to think, " Can this jaw bone be part of Alex?" He starts to get more and more suspicious about the bone and decides to talk to his father about it. When his father finally believes Edward, he decides to ask a professional. So scientists then go to Edwards house and examine the bone and found out that it came from an allosaurus . So then after that the scientists start looking in the tar pit, and soon enough find a whole skeleton of an allosaurus. And since Edward was the one who found the jaw bone,he finally gets noticed, gets new friends, and gets a whole new start for a whole new life.



I would recommend this book to any one who is interested in dinosaurs, mystery, adventure, and imagination gone wild. So if you like all of this, then you had better start reading "THE TAR PIT!!!"
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? YesNo (