Ready, set, read-- and laugh! a funny treasury for beginning readers / compiled by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson
A collection of humorous stories, poems, riddles and the like for beginning readers.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday Book for Young Readers,
1995.
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| Summary: | A collection of humorous stories, poems, riddles and the like for beginning readers. |
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| Item Description: | Companion to: Ready, set, read! Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | p. cm. |
| ISBN: | 0385321198 |
| Author Notes: | Ms. Cole has worked as an elementary school teacher, a librarian, and a children's book editor. As a child, she loved science and explaining things and this is why she started writing children's books. She writes fiction and non-fiction titles. Her most well-known series are the Magic School Bus and the "Body." Cole's books have received a number of honors. A Horse's Body and A Snake's Body were both named Outstanding Science Trade Books for children by the joint committee of the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council. In 1982, A Snake's Body was named a Children's Choice Book by the joint committee of the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. Both A Cat's Body and A Bird's Body were Junior Literary Guild selections. In 1991, she was awarded the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction award. Joanna Cole, who wrote over 250 books for children, died on July 12, 2020 at the age of 75. 030 (Bowker Author Biography) |
