Tales from the Waterhole - Hardcover
Book by Graham, Bob
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About the Author:
Bob Graham is Australia's leading picture-book maker. His titles for Walker Books include Queenie the Bantam (Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal), Buffy (Smarties Book Prize Silver Award Winner), Max (Winner of the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal and the CBC Early Childhood Book of the Year Award) and Let's Get a Pup! (shortlisted for the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal). He lives in Australia.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3–"Here they come–puffing and grunting, towels flapping, caps flying.... The rains are over. The waterhole is full." It's summertime on the African savanna, creating a carefree opportunity for Morris the crocodile and his animal friends to play, share in community events, and challenge one another. Graham's five short stories revolve around themes of friendship and family relationships and feature vacation-time activities that will be familiar to many children. In the first chapter, Morris has a confrontation with his friend Billy the tortoise (who thinks Morris's mother looks like a fruit salad in her new bathing suit) but the two eventually make up. In succeeding tales, the moms take on the kids for a vigorous soccer match; Morris tries to impress Wendy the warthog with his skateboard stunts; and the friends sympathize with Waldo Wildebeest, who is not looking forward to a long walking vacation with his family. In the final installment, the young animals purchase new clothes to look their best for the annual celebration of the coming of the "long rains." Only Morris's couch-bound dad receives an unsympathetic portrait. Done in watercolor, pen, and ink, the cartoon illustrations colorfully depict the antics of the endearing characters. Generous white space and a large font create a bridge to longer chapter books for beginning readers. An amusing summertime romp.–Mary Elam, Forman Elementary School, Plano, TX
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- PublisherWalker Books Ltd
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0744565936
- ISBN 13 9780744565935
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages62
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Walker Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Morris the crocodile and his best friend, Billy, a tortoise, like nothing better than messing around down at the waterhole. That is where their friends ? including zebras, hippos, giraffes, elephants, warthogs ? meet up. Over five stories, Morris and company do just what kids do during a long, hot summer - all sorts of jinx and innocent trouble! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005115420
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