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The Giant Carrot
By
Jan Peck and
Barry Root (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication date
March 1, 1998
Binding
Library
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780803718241
ISBN-10
0803718241
Dimensions
0.25 by 9.25 by 10.75 in.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$15.89
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Wanting to help her family grow the carrot they have planted, Little Isabelle sings and dances to the carrot, which shows its appreciation by growing to an amazing height, in a Russian folktale that comes complete with a carrot pudding recipe.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A TALL tale about the power of teamworkWhen sweet Little Isabelle?s family plants a carrot seed one day, tall Papa Joe, wide Mama Bess, and strong Brother Abel all do their part. But when Little Isabelle wants to help too, Brother Abel just laughs. ?What can you do?? he asks. ?I?ll sing and dance to the carrot to make it grow,? she says. ?And come summer, we?ll have little cups of sweet carrot puddin?.? Sure enough, that carrot takes a fancy to Little Isabelle?s singing and dancing and grows to an amazing height?proving that great things can be accomplished when everyone works together.Based on an old Russian folktale, and complete with a scrumptious recipe for carrot puddin?, this wonderfully humorous story shows the strength of teamwork and the power of a touch of imagination.
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School and Library
from Dial Books for Young Readers (March 1, 1998)
9780803718234 | details & prices | 9.50 × 10.25 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.95 lbs | List price $18.99
About: Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground.
About: Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground.
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from Dial Books for Young Readers (March 1, 1998)
9780803718241 | details & prices | 9.25 × 10.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 1-2 | 0.95 lbs | List price $15.89
About: Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground.
About: Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground.
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