Elvis the Rooster and the Magic Words (I Can Read Book 3) - Hardcover

Cazet, Denys

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060005092 ISBN 13: 9780060005092

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004

Synopsis

Elvis knows what it takes to be boss. He's the rooster's rooster. In his opinion, he's handsome, charming, and intelligent -- no wonder the chickens love him so much. He has it all . . . until Cluck Gable, the peacock, shows up. Suddenly Elvis can't even get a decent breakfast! Are the chickens trying to tell him something? Something about magic words? Can they teach an old rooster new tricks? Maybe. And then again, maybe not.

The popular rooster from Denys Cazet's Minnie and Moo books returns for another one-of-a-kind, laugh-out-loud adventure.

About this title

About the Author:

Denys Cazet is the author and illustrator of more than 25 picture books for children, including Never Spit On Your Shoes, winner of the California Young Readers Medal.

The books about Minnie and Moo are his first for beginning readers. He was inspired to tell stories about the silly cow best-friends when he passed a herd of cows in which all but two were facing the same way. The other two stood next to each other, facing in the opposite direction from the rest of the cows. He immediately dubbed the two nonconformists Minnie and Moo and imagined the adventures two cows who were loyal friends rather than followers of the herd. Mr. Cazet is currently writing I Can Read Books featuring Elvis the Rooster from the farm on which Minnie and Moo live.

Mr. Cazet was an elementary school teacher for 25 years, and has also been a school librarian and elementary school media specialist. He remains active in his local elementary school parent and advisory committees. A California native, Mr. Cazet lives with his family in the foothills of the Napa Valley.

Review:

"The expressively posed poultry add life and humor to this engaging episode." -- Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060005092
• ISBN 13: 9780060005092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Cazet Denys