This book features in the following series: Poppy Stories, Tales Of Dimwood Forest .
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 223 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by HarperCollins .
Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive , winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 , a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Lightship , also a Sibert Honor Book; and Racecar Alphabet , an ALA Notable Children's Book. He has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories, Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring , a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca. com.
Tales of Dimwood Forest
Animals in fiction
Birds in fiction
Guinea Pigs in fiction
Mice in fiction
Hamsters in fiction
Nature in fiction
Adventures in fiction
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Colorado Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior Novel category by the Colorado Book Award.
Horn Book Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction & Poetry category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book.
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award.
This book features the following character:
