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Leave It to Plum!

Leave It to Plum!


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"An instant hit."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "A splendid hullabaloo at the zoo."--Booklist A Texas Bluebonnet Book When a small mammal with an oversized ego tries to take over the zoo, just leave it to the big-hearted peacock Plum to save the day! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere. Every day the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among Athensville Zoo's visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grown-ups alike. The peacocks are very proud of their responsibility; none so much as kind, curious Plum. But Itch the ningbing--a type of very small marsupial--doesn't understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo ambassador! Each book in the Leave It to Plum series features: Lively black-and-white illustrations by the author on almost every page. Short, humorous chapters ideal for reading aloud and for reluctant readers. Social and emotional learning competencies appropriate for young middle grade readers. Engaging high-interest, low reading level stories to develop literacy skills and nurture a love of reading. Leave It to Plum! is the first book in a 5-book series about a young peacock with a big heart and the busy zoo he lives in. Just right for newly independent readers, these fun and funny adventures tackle relatable emotional themes such as cooperation and being a good friend. Perfect for fans of the Princess in Black and the Mercy Watson series.

About the Author :
Matt Phelan is the author and illustrator of several novels for young readers, including the five books in the acclaimed Plum series and Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels. Matt Phelan's picture books include Sweater Weather, Turtle Walk, Pignic, and Druthers. He is also the creator of the graphic novels The Storm in the Barn (winner of a Scott O'Dell Award), Around the World, Bluffton, and the New York Times bestseller Snow White: A Graphic Novel. Matt Phelan lives in Pennsylvania. Matt Phelan is the author and illustrator of several novels for young readers, including the five books in the acclaimed Plum series and Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels. Matt Phelan's picture books include Sweater Weather, Turtle Walk, Pignic, and Druthers. He is also the creator of the graphic novels The Storm in the Barn (winner of a Scott O'Dell Award), Around the World, Bluffton, and the New York Times bestseller Snow White: A Graphic Novel. Matt Phelan lives in Pennsylvania.

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"In this alliterative zoo tale, peppy purple peacock Plum befriends Jeremy, a sad and solitary street kitty, who returns the favor by saving all the peafowl from a frightening fate. . . . The expressive ink-and-wash animal portraits that pack his short chapters of well-paced narrative are done in a fanciful style. . . . A buoyant tale for younger middle grade readers, with a mild dose of danger for spice and an extroverted protagonist on a mission to 'mingle, guide, delight.' -- School Library Journal "Plum the peacock . . . and the rest of his flock are charged with welcoming and interacting with the human visitors . . . But trouble is brewing in the form of disgruntled ningbing Itch, a tiny Australian marsupial who seethes about the unfairness of his own captivity . . . The story is a hoot . . . Young readers will relish this splendid hullabaloo at the zoo." -- Booklist "A bighearted peacock with boundless cheer stars in this lively zoo caper by Phelan. . . . Peacocks have long been official guest ambassadors at the Athensville Zoo . . . but not everyone is happy about the arrangement, especially not a dour, power-hungry marsupial called Itch . . . With occasional grayscale art presented alongside amusingly self-important, cinematically rendered characters, Phelan offers winning animalian antics for chapter book beginners." -- Publishers Weekly "Plum the peacock is content with his life at Athensville Zoo . . . [but] Itch the ningbing has had it with all the peacocks strutting around, mingle-guide-delighting visitors. With the help of some devious squirrels, he enacts a brilliantly evil plan to overthrow the birds' reign. . . . Both accessible and goofy, with a cast of amusingly quirky characters and a surprising amount of emotional weight. . . . An instant hit with kids who like to root for the underdog (cat? bird?)." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "The peacocks at the Athensville zoo have the privilege of roaming the premises, welcoming visitors with their impressive fantails with instructions to 'Mingle! Guide! Delight!' Jealous ningbing Itch, a resident of the Small and Unusual Mammal Pavilion, decides that he has had enough of the free-ranging peacocks . . . [and] frames the peacocks for a series of small thefts. . . . A heavily illustrated novel . . . has the visual presentation, lively characters, and fast plot that make for a friendly experience for early-chapter-book readers." -- Horn Book Magazine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780063079168
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Collins
  • Height: 193 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 137 mm
  • ISBN-10: 006307916X
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jun 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 249 gr


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