How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague (English) Paperback Book

Description: How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague Some kids spend their summer vacation at camp. Some kids spend it at Grandma's house. Wallace Bleff spent his out west...on a ride, a rope, and a roundup he'll never forget. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Most kids spend their summer vacation at cam p or at Grandmas house or in the back of their parents car . But not Wallace Bleff. He insists he was carried off by co wboys and taught the ways of the Wild West. Author Biography Teague is the popular author and illustrator of Pigsty, which was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. He also has been named spokesperson for Crayolas national art contest. He lives in NY with his wife, Laura and daughter, Lily. Kirkus US Review In an illustration bounded by neat white borders, Wallace Bleff writes "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" on the blackboard at school. Then imagination takes over as a steam engine thunders right out of the wall and readers are transported to the Wild West, depicted larger-than-life in full-bleed oil paintings. Captured by cowboys, Wallace acquires a fancy cowpoke costume, learns to rope and ride, and bravely diverts a stampede, matador-style. The rhyming text derives much of its humor from its interplay with the illustrations. When Wallaces Aunt Fern calls to invite the cowboys to a barbecue, the illustration shows Wallace in a modern phone booth, plunk in the middle of nowhere. In another spread, fat longhorn cattle stampede directly toward Aunt Ferns, where a green, mowed lawn borders abruptly on scrubby desert. The jokes continue right up to the final page, where Teague playfully trounces any last remaining boundaries between fantasy and reality. Rip-roaring fun. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Illustrated in full color. In a wildly funny twist on the annual "How I spent my summer vacation" school-essay ritual, Mark Teague shakes up a dull classroom with a young students imaginative account of his adventures in the Wild West. Most kids go to camp, or Grandmas house, or maybe theyre stuck at home all summer. Not Wallace Bleff. He was "supposed" to visit his Aunt Fern. Instead, Wallace insists, he was carried off by cowboys and taught the ways of the West--from riding buckin broncos to roping cattle. Lucky for Aunt Fern, he showed up at her house just in time to divert a stampede from her barbecue party! Perfect for back-to-school read-alouds, heres a western fantasy with sparkling illustrations and enough action to knock kids boots off! Details ISBN0517885565 Author Mark Teague Short Title HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION Pages 32 Publisher Dragonfly Books Series Dragonfly Books Language English Illustrator Mark Teague ISBN-10 0517885565 ISBN-13 9780517885567 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY E Illustrations Yes Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-07-31 Imprint Crown Publications Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence Coxsackie, NY, US Audience Age 3-7 DOI 10.1604/9780517885567 Audience Children/Juvenile UK Release Date 1997-07-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141703369;

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