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Beaten by a Balloon
By
Jonathan Allen (illustrator) and
Margaret Mahy
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Puffin
Publication date
February 1, 2000
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140566666
ISBN-10
014056666X
Dimensions
0.25 by 8.50 by 11 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$5.99
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Receiving a sunflower and a balloon instead of the exciting, weaponlike toys he has requested, Sam Appleby learns his uninteresting gifts have more bang than he expected when the dread robber Buckbounder comes to visit. Reprint.
Editions
Hardcover
With Jonathan Allen (other contributor) |
from Viking Childrens Books (March 1, 1998)
9780670876976 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.90 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Sam Appleby's father won't let him have any war toys, but when Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber, tries to rob the bank while Sam and his father are there, they discover that a balloon, a sunflower, and a chocolate cake can be powerful weapons
About: Sam Appleby's father won't let him have any war toys, but when Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber, tries to rob the bank while Sam and his father are there, they discover that a balloon, a sunflower, and a chocolate cake can be powerful weapons
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Jonathan Allen (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Puffin (February 1, 2000)
9780140566666 | details & prices | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.30 lbs | List price $5.99
About: Sam Appleby's father won't let him have any war toys, but when Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber with springs on his shoes to help him escape, tries to rob the bank while Sam and his father are there, they discover that a balloon, a sunflower, and a chocolate cake can be powerful weapons.
About: Sam Appleby's father won't let him have any war toys, but when Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber with springs on his shoes to help him escape, tries to rob the bank while Sam and his father are there, they discover that a balloon, a sunflower, and a chocolate cake can be powerful weapons.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2001)
9780613284158 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.25 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.15
About: Sam Appleby's father won't let him have any war toys, but when Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber with springs on his shoes to help him escape, tries to rob the bank while Sam and his father are there, they discover that a balloon, a sunflower, and a chocolate cake can be powerful weapons.
About: Sam Appleby's father won't let him have any war toys, but when Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber with springs on his shoes to help him escape, tries to rob the bank while Sam and his father are there, they discover that a balloon, a sunflower, and a chocolate cake can be powerful weapons.
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