Tarantula Power! - Hardcover

Nagda, Ann Whitehead

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823419916 ISBN 13: 9780823419913

Publisher: Holiday House, 2007

Synopsis

Forced to work with Kevin the class bully on a project to design a new breakfast cereal, Richard also tries to stop him from picking on second-graders by using "Tarantula Power."

About this title

About the Author:

Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of the popular chapter books "Dear Whiskers", a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List title; "Meow Means Mischief", a Land of Enchantment Book Award Master List title; and her latest, "Tarantula Power!", all companion titles to "The Perfect Cat-Sitter". In a starred review, "School Library Journal" called "Dear Whiskers" "a great choice for newly independent readers." She lives in Bolder, Colorado.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2–4—Richard is a mature fourth grader with a sense of humor. For a class project on nutrition, he is paired with Kevin, whose behavior is obnoxious. In a refreshing twist on the bullying theme, Richard interferes when Kevin picks on Sam, a second grader. He tries to protect the younger boy by tricking Kevin, which doesn't work, but does provide a funny episode. With a little guidance from his teacher, he realizes that Sam's lack of self-confidence fits hand-in-glove with Kevin's meanness. When that is addressed, everyone grows, even readers. The convincing dialogue is crammed with interesting facts about nutrition, insects, and the classroom tarantula. The characters and the plot develop at a quick and mostly believable pace. Black-and-white wash illustrations match the action and give the book appeal for reluctant readers. —June Wolfe, Bushnell-Sage Library, Sheffield, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0823419916
• ISBN 13: 9780823419913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Sisson Stephanie Roth