Pagoo (Paperback)

by Holling C. Holling (Author), Lucille Webster Holling (Illustrator) "LITTLE Pagurus-"Pagoo" for short-floated at the surface of the sea..." (more)
Key Phrases: new shell, little shell, tide pool, Traveling Towers, Old Pal, Old Instinct (more...)

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"No one who has ever crouched fascinated over a tide pool, peering into its depths and shallows, can fail to be amazed and delighted by the beautiful pictures of those iridescent wonderlands the Hollings have pictured in Pagoo." -- Review

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"No one who has ever crouched fascinated over a tide pool, peering into its depths and shallows, can fail to be amazed and delighted by the beautiful pictures of those iridescent wonderlands the Hollings have pictured in Pagoo." The New York Herald-Tribune

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 88 pages Publisher: Sandpiper (April 26, 1990) Language: English ISBN-10: 0395539641 ISBN-13: 978-0395539644 Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,486 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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LITTLE Pagurus-"Pagoo" for short-floated at the surface of the sea. Read the first page

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new shell, little shell, tide pool

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Traveling Towers, Old Pal, Old Instinct, Big Head, Hermit Crab, Tide-pool Town, Snail Shell, Mussel Ridge, Grotto of Eating Trees, Horn Shell, Periwinkle Shell, Water Flea

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• Natural History of Marine Animals by G.E. Macginitie in Front Matter
• Between Pacific Tides: Fifth Edition by Edward Ricketts in Front Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 20 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Pagoo, August 8, 2001 By  kathleen j. miller "kapjm" (bethlehem, CT United States) - See all my reviews Pagoo is one of my favorite children/science books. Holling Clancy Holling is a wonderful author and created a series of great books for children, as well as adults, you will both learn so much! All of his books take you on a journey or life story of the main character, in this case Pagoo(abbreviated from the correct biological name) is the life story of a hermit crab. I used to read one page a night to my boys, and one page alone is filled with so much information and illustrations you'll see why. I swear both my boys, now young men, have a tremendous sensitivity to the earth and all its creatures and I believe some of this was because of the wonderful perspective Holling Clancy Holling gave them. We read all of his books, but Pagoo, Minn of the Mississippi(a female snapping turtle's tale) and the most famous Paddle to the Sea(the journey of a small wooden Indian in a canoe) were our favorites! 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars I still love this book..., August 23, 1999 By A Customer When I was a young child I enjoyed this book immensely. I read and re-read this book, and then re-read it again. I recently found my dog-eared, falling apart copy of this book. It brought up a lot of nostalgia, and just for grins I read it again. It is still just as good as when I first read it. I was given a small collection of Holling books as a child, but Pagoo was my favorite. It instilled in me a love for sea life, which I followed through exploring the beaches of the Pacific NW, my practically life-long home. This book is wonderful, and I am buying several new copies to pass on to all of my young friends. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Still holds up after 30 years...., September 4, 2001 By  ser "HerMommy" (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews I remember my 4th grade teacher read this to a group of restless, bored kids, that is until we all (well, most of us) became enthralled by Pagoo. I suddenly remembered this title 30 years after being introduced to it by my teacher at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in San Francisco in 1972, Mrs. Marjorie Parkhurst. My 6-year old daughter is currently fascinated by sea creatures (as I was at her age), tide pools and such, and recently acquired a pet Hermit Crab after relentlessly hounding me for one. I'm sure she'll enjoy it as much as I did. If not, well, then I'll have to look up Mrs. Parkhurst and blame her for being a much better storyteller than I am! ;)		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars This book helped me want to be biologist at an early age I grew up in the 1960s' and Pagoo, Minn of the Mississippi, and Paddle to the Sea were among my very favorite books. Read more Published 20 months ago by William E. Bemis 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book! I bought this book after reading other Holling C. Holling books. The book is wonderful! The pictures are good and the story is excellent. What I love about Mr. Read more Published on June 2, 2007 by K. Havard 5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic classic for nature lovers I first read this book when I was in graduate school. I was so excited about it that I gave it as a gift to several children and my biology professor. Read more Published on April 27, 2007 by readaholic 5.0 out of 5 stars I read this book several times as a child. I loved Pagoo as a child and have just read it to my two boys. It is a wonderful story of a little hermit crab and his adventures while growing up in a tide pool by the sea. Read more Published on September 30, 2002 by Gail H 5.0 out of 5 stars Still wonderful after all these years I read this book in elementary school and went looking for it again last year as a gift for a niece. The story is wonderful and little Pagoo is a really lovable character. Read more Published on September 12, 2002 by Paul Hagar 5.0 out of 5 stars An old favourite This was my favourite book over 30 years ago, and I'm glad to see I wasn't alone. The book does a masterful job of combining science education with an engaging fictional... Read more Published on August 29, 2000 by Jeff Runyan 5.0 out of 5 stars "Pagoo", makes a lasting impression on children. It has been too long since I first read Pagoo, but when I found it again I felt the same wonder, and eagerness to know more of Pagoo, and his life. Read more Published on July 11, 2000 by Kimberly Gouldsmith 5.0 out of 5 stars A family tradition In our family it has been a tradition of long standing that each child receives at least one picture book for Christmas. Read more Published on December 16, 1999 by Randy Ralph 5.0 out of 5 stars Every new generation has to know Pagoo. I can't remember a time when I didn't know Pagoo, and yet I know that reading Pagoo brought me my first awareness and love of hermit crabs. Read more Published on October 4, 1999 by Marcia Trimble ([e-mail]) 5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book from childhood Of all the many books I read as a child, this one stands out as the best children's book I encountered. Read more Published on June 7, 1999 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (April 26, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395539641
• ISBN-13: 978-0395539644
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,486 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pagoo, August 8, 2001

By	kathleen j. miller "kapjm" (bethlehem, CT United States) - See all my reviews

Pagoo is one of my favorite children/science books. Holling Clancy Holling is a wonderful author and created a series of great books for children, as well as adults, you will both learn so much! All of his books take you on a journey or life story of the main character, in this case Pagoo(abbreviated from the correct biological name) is the life story of a hermit crab. I used to read one page a night to my boys, and one page alone is filled with so much information and illustrations you'll see why. I swear both my boys, now young men, have a tremendous sensitivity to the earth and all its creatures and I believe some of this was because of the wonderful perspective Holling Clancy Holling gave them. We read all of his books, but Pagoo, Minn of the Mississippi(a female snapping turtle's tale) and the most famous Paddle to the Sea(the journey of a small wooden Indian in a canoe) were our favorites!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I still love this book..., August 23, 1999

By A Customer

When I was a young child I enjoyed this book immensely. I read and re-read this book, and then re-read it again. I recently found my dog-eared, falling apart copy of this book. It brought up a lot of nostalgia, and just for grins I read it again. It is still just as good as when I first read it. I was given a small collection of Holling books as a child, but Pagoo was my favorite. It instilled in me a love for sea life, which I followed through exploring the beaches of the Pacific NW, my practically life-long home. This book is wonderful, and I am buying several new copies to pass on to all of my young friends.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Still holds up after 30 years...., September 4, 2001

By	ser "HerMommy" (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews

I remember my 4th grade teacher read this to a group of restless, bored kids, that is until we all (well, most of us) became enthralled by Pagoo. I suddenly remembered this title 30 years after being introduced to it by my teacher at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in San Francisco in 1972, Mrs. Marjorie Parkhurst. My 6-year old daughter is currently fascinated by sea creatures (as I was at her age), tide pools and such, and recently acquired a pet Hermit Crab after relentlessly hounding me for one. I'm sure she'll enjoy it as much as I did. If not, well, then I'll have to look up Mrs. Parkhurst and blame her for being a much better storyteller than I am! ;)