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By a thread
Record details
- ISBN: 1551437953 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 9781551437958 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource ([30] p.) : col. ill.
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electronic resource - Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, c2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:january.19 Multi-User. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Cover; Title page; CIP page; |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Electronic resources
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2005 Fall
After the toy box in her bedroom explodes, a girl and her stuffed-animal friends must avoid falling into the resulting bottomless pit. They end their game of "pretend" once all have made it safely to the bed. The bouncy, intermittently rhyming text is unclear, and the kinetic illustrations from varying perspectives add to the confusion. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2005 April #2
Text and pictures burst with energy as a "toy box volcano" erupts and tosses Beo and her stuffed animals everywhere. One swings from a curtain; one grasps a blanket thread which is slowly unraveling. "And Beo (let's whisper so's not to distress her) / Had a teetery toehold on top of the dresser." They work together to get down safely. One vanishes briefly (having slid inadvertently into the underwear drawer) and a rope of multicolored tights is hurled across the room for rescue purposes. Dickens's tricky rhythm and rhyme are challenging but offer supreme satisfaction. The words themselves dance across the pages, tilting and curving in high spirits, changing size and color. Ross's acrylic, collage and watercolor-pencil illustrations are mostly full-page close-ups, conveying the precarious mood and details but not the overall setup. White space on facing pages perfectly balances the pictures' chaos. When everyone's down, a joyful dance and a quest for lunch. If only toy-box volcanoes erupted everywhere. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright Kirkus 2005 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Media Connection : Library Media Connection Reviews 2005 October
While playing "pretend," Beo's toybox explodes and the floor disappears. She and her toys find themselves hanging in precarious places in her bedroom. A few of the passages are too lengthy and some of the rhymes feel forced. Throughout the story, the characters are distinguished from each other when talking by the consistent use of different font colors and styles. This technique, however, during a read aloud makes it difficult to determine which character is doing the talking. It has a nice message, but the illustrations and layout are what work best in this rhyming story. Additional Selection. Laura D'Amato, Media Specialist, Thoreau Park Elementary, Parma, Ohio © 2005 Linworth Publishing, Inc.
