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From Publishers Weekly
Teague's skewed sense of humor is unleashed once again in this droll tale of two fellows having trouble getting to school on time. Wendell and Floyd's excuses sound perfectly plausible to them?alien invasions, pirates in the neighborhood, a plague of frogs?but their teacher, Ms. Gernsblatt, is having none of it and issues an ultimatum. Determined to be punctual, they leave at the crack of dawn and take a shortcut. Alas, suburban backyards quickly give way to jungle, and the boys are in for the adventure of their lives. Like William Joyce, Teague (Pigsty; The Iguana Brothers) has a knack for visualizing that privileged realm of childhood where imagination and reality collide, and for sending it up through broad exaggeration. His color-saturated acrylics, verging on the satirical, aim straight for the funnybone (Wendell and Floyd picking their way through the plague of frogs, for instance). The combination of deadpan text and unbridled art is a sure-fire recipe for a crowd-pleaser. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2-Teague, the author/illustrator of Pigsty (1994) and Moog-Moog Space Barber (1991, both Scholastic) has concocted yet another outrageous flight of fancy. In this adventure, try as they might, Wendell and Floyd cannot seem to make it to school on time. First they are captured by space creatures; then they encounter pirates and a plague of frogs. Finally, they try a shortcut, only to be distracted by quicksand swamps and sleeping crocodiles. While the conclusion lacks the punch promised by the build-up, children will identify with the daily struggle and will be entertained by the artist's dizzying perspectives and swirling brush strokes. His decorative sense and ability to create backgrounds and foregrounds that pulse with motion make this a promising candidate for a back-to-school story time on excuses-pair it with appropriate Shel Silverstein poems. Teachers will appreciate the boys' interracial friendship; children will enjoy the silly situations.
Wendy Lukehart, Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg, PA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Wendy Lukehart, Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg, PA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Things that happen in the Secret Shortcut,
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This review is from: The Secret Shortcut (School & Library Binding)
Have you ever been late for school ? Do you like the jungle?If so I think the secret shortcut is a good book for you. It's about two boys named Wendell and Floyed that are always late for school. They tell fibs to their teacher about why they were late like almost being captured by space creatures, pirates loose in the neighborhood or a plague of frogs. Will they get to school on time? You can find out the rest if you check out The Secret Shorocut by Mark Teague. I recommend this book because I think its a fun book to read .Its funnie how they imagine things. I hope you enjoy this book.
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This review is from: The Secret Shortcut (Paperback)
I buy all of Teague's books due to the WONDERFUL pictures! The children in my church are spellbound when I read them at Children's time. The pictures go from edge to edge of each page causing much wide eyed wonder on the part of both adult and children alike!This one is a very cute tale of imagination.
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A Lucky Shortcut?,
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This review is from: The Secret Shortcut (School & Library Binding)
Wendell and Floyd are the kids in this book. They are boys and they are seven years old. They lie all the time. They are always late for school. I like this book a lot and I think you should read it. I reccomend it to all the kids in my school -- hopefully they will not be late for school!
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