Can I Have a Pet?

By Gwendolyn Hooks, Lisa Cinelli
Paperback: $6.50

During a trip to the zoo, an African American girl tries to convince her mother to get her an exotic pet.

Front cover for ¿Me dejas tener una mascota? by Gwendolyn Hooks and Lisa Cinelli
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¿Me dejas tener una mascota?
By Gwendolyn Hooks, Lisa Cinelli

Description

During a trip to the zoo, an African American girl tries to convince her mother to get her an exotic pet.

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About the Creators

Gwendolyn Hooks

Gwendolyn Hooks is the author of Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. Thanks to her Air Force dad, she grew up in Texas and Washington in the United States, and in Italy. After teaching middle school math, Hooks decided to follow her passion and write books for children. Hooks lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband. Please visit her website at www.gwendolynhooks.com.

Lisa Cinelli

Lisa Cinelli was born in Freeport, Illinois, and she earned her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa is now a full-time illustrator. In her research for this book, she took a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, where she photographed people and animals. Lisa and her two children live in Highland Park, Illinois, with their "crazy" cocker spaniel named Alice. Visit her online at lisacinelli.com.

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584308492
  • Price $6.50
  • Publication Date Dec 01, 2001
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 8
  • Word Count 36
  • Interests

  • Imprint Bebop Books
  • Audience Children
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Animal / Biodiversity / Plant Adaptations, Animals, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Dreams & Aspirations, Families, Fiction, Mothers, Nature / Science, Realistic Fiction, Responsibility, Similarities and Differences
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 5
  • Grade Range K
  • Guided Reading A
  • DRA 1
  • Lexile Code BR
  • Lexile Level 40
  • Lexile Measurement BR40L
  • Bebop Reading Early Emergent
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