- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Lorimer (Jan 1 1980)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 088862249X
- ISBN-13: 978-0888622495
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 150 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,007,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Full page watercolour illustrations appear on every second page of this easy reader...will remind readers of the scenery in ." (Tanya Boudreau Resource Links )
Originally published in 1979 and 1980 as part of the "Kids of Canada" series, Six Darn Cows and Anna's Pet have both been long out of print. Now these two Canadian classics have been repackaged for a new generation of beginning readers....these two titles are perfect for children almost ready for chapter books. They also have nostalgic appeal for many parents as well. Highly Recommended. Linda Ludke is a librarian in London, ON. (Linda Ludke CM: Canadian Review of Materials ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Originally published in 1979 and 1980 as part of the "Kids of Canada" series, Six Darn Cows and Anna's Pet have both been long out of print. Now these two Canadian classics have been repackaged for a new generation of beginning readers....these two titles are perfect for children almost ready for chapter books. They also have nostalgic appeal for many parents as well. Highly Recommended. Linda Ludke is a librarian in London, ON. (Linda Ludke CM: Canadian Review of Materials ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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While visiting her grandparents' farm, city girl Anna decides she wants a pet. A cow? A snake? Anna realizes that these creatures won't be happy in the city, and she doesn't want a pet unless it's happy. Grandma and Grandpa have just the right thing for Anna… Short chapters and easy-to-read text make this story perfect for beginning readers. (20111007)
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Mediocre Selection for Beginner Chapter Book, Sep 30 2011
By Suzanne Buza-Snead - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Anna's Pet (Hardcover)
Atwood, Margaret & Joyce Barkhouse.Anna's Pet. 978-1-55277-718-3
Laurence, Margaret.
Six Darn Cows. 978-1-55277-719-0
Blades, Ann. 2011. 32 pp. ea. 414.95 ea.hc. Lorimer. Grades 2-3.
Anna, a young city girl visits her grandparents who live on a farm in the country and decides she wants a pet. She explores her surroundings and discovers there are many creatures that might serve as good pets, everything from toads and worms, to snakes and tadpoles. With each creature encounter she learns a little about its habitat and, with the help of her grandparents, draws conclusions as to why they would not make good pets. Anna is about to give up when her grandmother suggests a tadpole. Much to Anna's dismay, grandmother tells her that it's not the fish Anna believes it to be; instead, that it will grow and change into something brand new. The story concludes with Anna finally being content with her new pet and, although disappointed, understanding that when it becomes a frog she will have to release it back into the wild where it belongs. Her grandmother reminds her that it's hard to keep hold of anything forever, wise advice for anyone.
Although the writing style and story line is appropriate for the fiction genre, the interest level and reading level do not match the beginning reader category for which it is intended. The illustrations are lackluster and "not kid appealing" as per the first and second grade students surveyed.
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