Argus

From the author of the best-selling Library Lion comes a funny, heartfelt picture book about embracing the unusual, green scales and all.

Sally's class is doing a science project, and Mrs. Henshaw is handing out eggs for hatching. "Mine looks different," says Sally. "Don't be difficult," says Mrs. Henshaw. When Sally's egg cracks, what emerges is something green and scaly with big yellow eyes. Argus isn't like the other chicks;he isn't small and fuzzy, and he doesn't like seeds and bugs. He'd rather eat other chicks (or children, as he grows even bigger). Watching the other kids playing with their identical chicks, Sally wonders, would she be better off without Argus? With sly humor and a subtle tug at the heartstrings, Michelle Knudsen hatches a story about learning not just to tolerate, but to love what is different, while Andrea Wesson's endearing illustrations bring the tale to life with quirky details and offbeat charm.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/22/2011
ISBN: 9780763637903
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.60h x 10.80w x 0.60d
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/29/2010
Booklist 01/01/2011 pg. 111
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2011
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1269
School Library Journal 02/01/2011 pg. 85

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 142834 / Argus
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5