Tumbleweed Stew (Green Light Readers Level 2) (Paperback)

by Susan Stevens Crummel (Author, Illustrator) "Jack Rabbit opened his eyes..." (more)
Key Phrases: tumbleweed stew

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-Jack Rabbit, the hungry Texas cousin of Janet Stevens's Hare in Tops and Bottoms (Harcourt, 1995), is up to something as he hops onto a ranch to find lunch. The trickster tale emerges as he tells Armadillo, the owner, that he would like to make her some Tumbleweed Stew. He adds tumbleweed to some boiling water and other animals, including Buzzard, Deer, and Skunk, contribute different vegetables, and soon a delicious stew is bubbling in the big pot. Full and happy, the creatures all doze off, and when Jack Rabbit awakens with a growling tummy, he thinks of another tricky recipe to share. The funny text flows well and is full of repetition as the list of vegetables grows, and the soft-edged illustrations give personality to the characters and offer plenty of visual clues. Jack Rabbit wears a cowboy-and-cactus print vest while Buzzard's is denim. Armadillo wears a red bandanna and even Deer sports a bolo tie. A fine choice for beginning readers.-Melanie S. Wible, Kanoheda Elementary, Lawrenceville, GA

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From Booklist
Gr. 1-2. A trickster rabbit talks a group of animals into making a communal meal in this delightfully illustrated Green Light Reader. Jack Rabbit wakes up hungry for tumbleweed stew. At the first ranch he sees, he starts boiling water in a pot and adds a tumbleweed. "It needs more," he says, and gradually the animals each bring a new ingredient until the stew is finished, they feast, and Rabbit wakes up hungry again, ready for "cactus pie." With its cumulative list of ingredients, the well-paced story offers plenty of opportunities for hidden vocabulary drills: Stevens' personality-filled animals expand the story's humor and whimsy: children will get a kick out of the animals' western wear--a skunk in a pink cowboy hat; a buzzard in a denim vest, for example--and will appreciate the images of the rich stew made from the dusty desert. Gillian Engberg
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Green Light Readers; 1st Green Light Readers Ed edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152026282
• ISBN-13: 978-0152026288
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
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