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Magical Monty

First-grader Monty Morris includes his new baby sister in a school project, gives his mother a surprising gift, gets a little more than he can handle with his friend Joey's dogs, and learns that sometimes a day filled with excitement is not the best thing.

Main Author: Hurwitz, Johanna.
Other Authors: McGrory, Anik (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Monty
Subjects:
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: First-grader Monty Morris includes his new baby sister in a school project, gives his mother a surprising gift, gets a little more than he can handle with his friend Joey's dogs, and learns that sometimes a day filled with excitement is not the best thing.
Item Description: "Reinforced trade edition"--Jkt.
Physical Description: 104 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780763650087
0763650080
Author Notes: Children's author, Johanna Hurwitz was born and raised in New York City. She attended Queens College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and then Columbia University for her master's in Library Science.

She worked as a librarian and taught graduate courses in children's literature and storytelling. Her first title, Busybody Nora was published in 1976 and she has been writing a book or two a year ever since. Her other titles include Dear Emma, Summer with Elisa, A Llama in the Family, Busybody Nora and the Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein. She has written over 60 titles.

Her works have won her several state awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, the Garden State Children's Choice Award, and the Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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