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245 pp.
| Atheneum
| May, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-5344-1915-5$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5344-1917-9
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4-6
Illustrated by
Erin McGuire.
In Nazi-occupied Paris, Chantal discovers a whale in the Seine and names him Franklin. When Germans arrest her father and aunt, Chantal and Franklin journey to save them. This inventive fantastical story thoughtfully explores the hardships of war, although more contextual background could have given additional depth to Chantal's defiance and empathy. Still, the message that "sometimes silliness is your best hope" shines.
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K-3
Green Light Readers/Colección luz verde series.
Illustrated by
Lisa Campbell Ernst.
One egg gives the animals a run for their money by rolling throughout the farm--before hitting the wall of a shed and cracking. The bilingual text is uneven; some of the Spanish includes difficult or incorrect vocabulary words. Energetic cartoony illustrations add humor. A "Hatching an Egg" / "Rompiendo el cascarón" craft activity is appended.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Lisa Campbell Ernst.
A pink hen chases an errant, non-hatching egg as it rolls through the farmyard, adding other animals to the chase as they go. Though there's no good reason provided for the egg's elusiveness, energetic, cartoony illustrations and repetitious elements ("Pig couldn't catch it, so he ran too. The egg kept going") will attract early readers.