Sammy and the Wrecking Ball - Hardcover

Marguerite Sansone

4.89

9 ratings by Goodreads

9781620861882: Sammy and the Wrecking Ball

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620861887 ISBN 13: 9781620861882

Publisher: Mascot Books, 2013

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When a crane carrying a wrecking ball destroys Sammy's house, the whistling snake is forced to relocate. Flying debris and a whirling dust storm prevent Sammy from fleeing the construction site. Find out if Sammy can use his reptilian wits to escape the wrecking ball and discover a new home.

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Review:

Sammy and the Wrecking Ball is a children's book written by Marguerite Sansone and illustrated by Joe Bevill. Sammy is a snake who has a pretty nice lifestyle until a crane with a wrecking ball begins to demolish his little house. Sammy sadly leaves his wrecked home and realizes with dismay that the crane is following him. He runs headfirst into a tree and then ends up climbing up on the wrecking ball, thinking it's a rock. Things just keep getting more and more complicated for this formerly happy-go-lucky reptile.

Marguerite Sansone's children's book is great fun. The story is fast-paced and the illustrations by Joe Bevill add to the adventure and entertainment. I started smiling when I noticed the annoyed creatures who were being prepared for Sammy's meal; the angry bird peeking out of the muffin and a disgruntled frog who's not at all interested in being part of Sammy's crepe. Sammy's misadventures are a riot. At one point, he's sailing through the air on the wrecking ball and all around him are alarmed and flustered birds, watching in dismay as he wraps his tail around a vine and swings to safety.

I've already read this book twice and plan on visiting it yet again this evening. The story-line is sure to please kids and their parents alike, and the pictures make it all come alive. Sammy and the Wrecking Ball is also a fabulous way to introduce children to nature and the outdoors...Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite

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