The Steves / Morag Hood.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781492669142
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm
- Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2018.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: London : Two Hoots, 2018. |
Target Audience Note: | 200L Lexile Decoding demand: 32 (low) Semantic demand: 59 (medium) Syntactic demand: 19 (very low) Structure demand: 63 (high) Lexile |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Names, Personal > Juvenile fiction. Puffins > Juvenile fiction. Humorous stories > Juvenile literature. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | JE HOO (Text) | 0001002262812 | JUV Easy | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | E HOOD (Text) | 200428045+ | Children's Area | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Hermann | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520106 | Easy Book | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Pacific | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520130 | Easy Book | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Sullivan | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520157 | Easy Book | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Union | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520165 | Easy Book | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Warrenton | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520149 | Easy Book | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Warrenton | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520173 | Easy Book | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Warrenton | E HOOD (Text) | 3006520181 | Easy Book | Available | - |
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Kirkus Review
The Steves
Kirkus Reviews
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When two Steves meet, each needs to establish his superiority.They argue about everything, including which one appeared first"BY ONE PAGE," the other protests. One is slightly older, so he should be Steve the First. One is wiser, one is taller, and there are claims of faster and stronger. They even challenge each other about their ability to catch fish, which would be odd if they were human, but these Steves are puffins. Then the tone of their competition changes, and the insults begin, making them feel bad. But they are essentially kindhearted, and they apologize and decide to be friends. They go bowling togetheran outing that ends with a big surprise that might change everything. The puffins are akin to 6-year-olds; there is no real malice, but they vie for king of the playground. Hood employs simple, childlike syntax, including just enough grossness to ensure giggles from young readers. It's a great read-aloud for two voices, as they each escalate in intensity and then come together in agreement. Sharply delineated lino-print-and-collage illustrations in dominant, intensely bright blue and yellow are filled with delightful images. The black-and-white puffins, one with an orange beak and one with red, display slight changes in the ways they hold their heads and mouths that indicate their emotions and perfectly match the dialogue. There's a gentle, subliminal message about friendship and acceptance.Enormous fun. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.