Truman
Jean Reidy$15.29
$17.99
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Children's book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019 An enchanting tale of bravery, heroism, and undying devotion. --The New York Times Book Review After his best friend Sarah leaves for her first day of school, a tortoise named Truman goes on an adventure across the living room and learns to be brave in this thoughtful and heartwarming twist on a first experience story. Truman the tortoise lives with his Sarah, high above the taxis and the trash trucks and the number eleven bus, which travels south. He never worries about the world below...until one day, when Sarah straps on a big backpack and does something Truman has never seen before. She boards the bus Truman waits for her to return.
He waits.
And waits.
And waits.
And when he can wait no longer, he knows what he must do. Even if it seems...impossible
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/09/2019
ISBN: 9781534416642
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.30w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/22/2019
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 104
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 39
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 105
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503745 / Truman
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
A New York Times Best Children's book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019 An enchanting tale of bravery, heroism, and undying devotion. --The New York Times Book Review After his best friend Sarah leaves for her first day of school, a tortoise named Truman goes on an adventure across the living room and learns to be brave in this thoughtful and heartwarming twist on a first experience story. Truman the tortoise lives with his Sarah, high above the taxis and the trash trucks and the number eleven bus, which travels south. He never worries about the world below...until one day, when Sarah straps on a big backpack and does something Truman has never seen before. She boards the bus Truman waits for her to return.
He waits.
And waits.
And waits.
And when he can wait no longer, he knows what he must do. Even if it seems...impossible
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/09/2019
ISBN: 9781534416642
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.30w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/22/2019
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 104
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 39
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 105
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503745 / Truman
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5