| The Dunderheads |
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author: Paul Fleischman
illustrator: David Roberts
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| Miss Breakbone hates kids. Especially the time-squandering, mindwandering, doodling, dozing dunderheads in her class. But when she confiscates Junkyard’s crucial find, she finally goes too far. Enter Wheels (and his souped-up bike with forty-eight extra gears), Pencil (who can draw anything from memory), Spider (look up and you’ll find him), and their fellow misfits in a spectacular display of teamwork aimed at teaching Miss Breakbone a lesson she won’t soon forget. From the incomparable Paul Fleischman comes a winning cast of underdogs -- and one of the most terrifying teachers you’ll ever meet -- brought to vivid life in David Roberts’s quirky, hilarious illustrations. |
Dunderheads, unite! A tyrannical teacher gets her just due in a delightfully
subversive, outrageously funny tale by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman. |
suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$16.99 / $19.00 |
isbn-10/isbn-13:
0763624985 / 9780763624989 |
on sale date:
06/2009 |
type/format:
Picture book / Hard Cover |
age range:
6 yrs - 10 yrs
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# of pages/size:
56 / 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 |
grade range:
Grade 1 - Grade 5
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author’s comments:
Paul Fleischman won the Newbery Medal for JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES and a Newbery Honor for GRAVEN IMAGES. Among his award-winning picture books are SIDEWALK CIRCUS, THE ANIMAL HEDGE, and WESTLANDIA. He lives in Aromas, California. |
illustrator’s comments:
David Roberts is the author-illustrator of the Bertie books and the illustrator of many books for children, including THE DUMPSTER DIVER by Janet S. Wong. He lives in London. |
