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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- EAN
- 9780152055325
- ISBN
- 0152055320
- Media
- Paperback or Softback
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0152055320
ISBN-13
9780152055325
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63129972
Product Key Features
Book Title
End of the Beginning : Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (And an Even Smaller Ant)
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Travel, Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Animals / Insects, Spiders, Etc., Animals / Marine Life, Action & Adventure / General, General, Animals / General
Illustrator
Tusa, Tricia, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
3.8 Oz
Item Length
6.8 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2004-002696
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
Newbery medalist Avi (Crispin) returns to animal fantasy with this gently humorous tale about two travelers in search of excitement, an earlier version of which appeared as a beginning reader (Snail Tale: The Adventures of a Rather Small Snail, 1972). Avon the snail wants adventures like the characters he reads about in books. He sets aside caution and heads out, immediately meeting Edward, a cocksure ant who has (mostly wrong) answers for all of Avon's worries. Avi's droll wit spices the rather quiet journey, as when Edward goes to formally greet his new friend: "When he realized Avon did not have hands, he shook one of his own. 'Pleased to meet you,' he said." Careful listeners will figure out the travelers' trip consists of the length of a long branch and will enjoy being in the know when Avon and Edward clearly aren't. What qualifies as excitement for this pair may not raise goose bumps on anybody else's skin-they mistake a mouse for a dragon ("good dragons disguise themselves as nice creatures, and bad dragons as nasty ones," Ant explains), and must "battle" an oncoming snail in order to pass one another on the narrow branch. But the bite-size chapters and the clever repartee make this a charming tale, and the occasional, slightly anthropomorphized pencil illustrations show Avon and Edward to be the friendliest of creatures. All ages.
Grade From
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
635/.7
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Synopsis
Avon the snail has never had an adventure. And adventure, he has heard, is the key to a happy life. So with his new friend Edward the ant, Avon sets out on a journey to find the excitement his life has been missing. This modern fable is filled with funny--and profound--insights about the meaning of things . . . great and small.
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