Pagoo (Paperback)

~ 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 8.6 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #212,095 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 22 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! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book from childhood, June 7, 1999 By A Customer Of all the many books I read as a child, this one stands out as the best children's book I encountered. It awakened a keen interest in the biology of the sea that I keep to this day, in the form of scuba diving, fishing, and maintaining a reef aquarium with, yes, hermit crabs! This is just a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations and can awaken a sense of wonder in a child for the natural world that a parent can follow up with a visit to the seashore. This book can make the water come alive and get a child thinking about the life beneath the waves. Don't miss it. 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars "Pagoo", makes a lasting impression on children., July 11, 2000 By  Kimberly Gouldsmith (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews This review is from: Pagoo (Hardcover) 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. I have read Pagoo to each of my children, and own a small hermit crab because of it. It is a wonderful book, full of detail, and excitement that makes you want to read on.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Pagoo I read this as a child, used it in my classroom when I taught, and have sent it to my granddaughters. I really like the book. Published 1 month ago by Wendi 5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT kids' book!! Holling writes GREAT adventure stories that provoke kids to think of the big picture as well as the details! I love his books, ever since I was little. Read more Published 2 months ago by Craig Szwed 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 24 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 Pagoo Lives On! Pagoo is an odd name and an intrigueing title. This is perhaps what first drew me to the book as a fourth grader way back in 1963. Read more Published on August 27, 2004 by Greg Sparkman 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 3.0 out of 5 stars Still holds up after 30 years.... 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. Read more Published on September 3, 2001 by ser 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 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 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #212,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 22 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!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book from childhood, June 7, 1999

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Of all the many books I read as a child, this one stands out as the best children's book I encountered. It awakened a keen interest in the biology of the sea that I keep to this day, in the form of scuba diving, fishing, and maintaining a reef aquarium with, yes, hermit crabs! This is just a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations and can awaken a sense of wonder in a child for the natural world that a parent can follow up with a visit to the seashore. This book can make the water come alive and get a child thinking about the life beneath the waves. Don't miss it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Pagoo", makes a lasting impression on children., July 11, 2000

By	Kimberly Gouldsmith (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pagoo (Hardcover)

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. I have read Pagoo to each of my children, and own a small hermit crab because of it. It is a wonderful book, full of detail, and excitement that makes you want to read on.