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Jan Slepian (1921–2016)

Teoksen The Hungry Thing tekijä

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Jan Slepian was born Janice Berek in New York City on January 2, 1921. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brooklyn College and a master's in speech therapy from New York University. She worked as a speech therapist in hospitals. She was an author, essayist, and poet. She wrote näytä lisää books for children and young adults including The Alfred Summer, Lester's Turn, The Broccoli Tapes, Risk n' Roses, Pinocchio's Sister, and Emily Just in Time. Her collection of essays, Astonishment: Life in the Slow Lane, was published in 2008. She also wrote two collections of poetry entitled Jellybeans in Space and The Other Shoe. She died on November 2, 2016 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset

The Hungry Thing (1967) 672 kappaletta
The Cat Who Wore a Pot On Her Head (1967) 522 kappaletta
The Hungry Thing Returns (1990) 323 kappaletta
The Alfred Summer (1980) 57 kappaletta
Risk N' Roses (1990) 51 kappaletta
Back to Before (1993) 35 kappaletta
Lost Moose (1995) 27 kappaletta
Emily Just in Time (1998) 18 kappaletta
The Cock Who Couldn't Crow (1964) 12 kappaletta
The Mind Reader (1997) 12 kappaletta
The Roaring Dragon of Redrose (1964) 12 kappaletta
Pinocchio's Sister (1995) 12 kappaletta
The Night of the Bozos (1983) 10 kappaletta
The Silly Listening Book (1967) 10 kappaletta
magic arthur and the giant (1964) 9 kappaletta
Ding-Dong, Bing-Bong (1967) 8 kappaletta
Lester's Turn (1981) 7 kappaletta
an ear is to hear (1967) 7 kappaletta
lester and the sea monster (1964) 6 kappaletta
Astonishment (2009) 6 kappaletta
Best Invention of All (1967) 3 kappaletta
Getting on With It (1985) 2 kappaletta
bendemolena 2 kappaletta
Something Beyond Paradise (1987) 1 kappale
Mere end paradis (1987) 1 kappale
The Other Shoe (2016) 1 kappale
Jellybeans in Space (2015) 1 kappale
How To Be Old (2012) 1 kappale

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This poor little unsuspecting town was visited one day by a VERY hungry...thing. They know he's hungry because of the sign he wears around his neck, but when they ask him what he wants he yells nonsense! Things like "Schmancakes!" "Tickles!" or "Crackeroni and Sneeze!" The adults in town all think they have the answers and come up with even more nonsensical answers to what this creature wants. The children are the voices of reason and wind up deciphering the wants of this visitor. The townspeople feed the new kid all of the things he craves and he leaves the town satisfied and with a great big, "Thank You!" on his sign. Not to mention a town full of new friends.… (lisätietoja)
 
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anicol83 | 8 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 28, 2022 |
Super fun book where all ssss sounds are pronounce in a silly matter until the end. The authors did an awesome job of phonic awareness with a relatively wholesome and entertaining story.
 
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CHASEROCKS954 | May 30, 2022 |
Funny things happen because a cat with a pot on her head can't hear her mother clearly.
 
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BLTSbraille | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 8, 2021 |
When the eldest of 10 kittens wears a shiny pot as a hat, she has a hard time hearing her mother correctly. Her mis-interpretation of her mother's instructions creates some very funny, silly situations.
 
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wichitafriendsschool | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 23, 2021 |

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32
Jäseniä
2,280
Suosituimmuussija
#11,252
Arvio (tähdet)
3.9
Kirja-arvosteluja
30
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59
Kielet
4

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