New Tricks I Can Do! (Beginner Books(R)) - Hardcover

Lopshire, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679977155 ISBN 13: 9780679977155

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1996

Synopsis

Illustrated in full color. Thirty-seven years after creating the breakthrough reader Put Me in the Zoo,  Robert Lopshire has brought Spot back. This time, Spot must perform new and exciting tricks in order to convince the circus folks to keep him on. He changes colors, he breaks out in plaid and argyle, and even does his best Jackson Pollock imitation. The result? Old Spot might just be too good for the circus!  

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in full color. Thirty-seven years after creating the breakthrough reader Put Me in the Zoo, Robert Lopshire has brought Spot back. This time, Spot must perform new and exciting tricks in order to convince the circus folks to keep him on. He changes colors, he breaks out in plaid and argyle, and even does his best Jackson Pollock imitation. The result? Old Spot might just be too good for the circus!

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2?Spot, from Lopshire's popular Put Me in the Zoo (Beginner Books, 1960), makes a return. This time, the agile dog's circus act has grown old and he's in danger of losing his job. Spot feels that he still has plenty of interesting tricks, which he shares with his two young friends. His stunts involve turning a variety of colors and adapting different patterns, neither of which are particularly inventive or interesting. Put Me in the Zoo earned its popularity with Dr. Seuss-like whimsy and catchy rhythming text; this latest effort, however, falls flat. The cartoon illustrations seem dated and lifeless; the text is uninspired.?Marilyn Taniguchi, Santa Monica Public Library, CA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679977155
• ISBN 13: 9780679977155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1