Grasshopper on the Road (I Can Read Level 2)

by Arnold Lobel

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Collection

Publication

HarperCollins (1986), Edition: Reprint, 64 pages

Description

As Grasshopper sets out to follow a road, he meets some unusual characters.

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LibraryThing member jillrhudy
Pilgrim's Progress for the romper room set. Frog and Toad are fabulous, but I say Up with Grasshopper! No author could get across more complexity of plot and characterization on the first-grade level than Arnold Lobel. "Grasshopper" is an allegory of Everyman on the road of life, and our leggy
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protagonist runs into bugs with all kinds of personality quirks. He meets beetle zealots, a histrionic worm, a narcissistic mosquito, a clean-freak housefly, and obsessive-compusive butterflies. Grasshopper deals with all of them with grace, style, and perfect self-composure. None of them suck him into their neuroses, or even slow him down for very long. It's never too early for the lessons this book teaches--stay centered and grounded, be optimistic, keep to your own path. And beware of all the narrow-minded wackos out there.
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Awards

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

9 inches

ISBN

9780064440943

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