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The Elephant Who Liked to Smash Small Cars by Merrill, Jean, hardcover, Used -

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Item specifics

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Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9781590178720

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1590178726
ISBN-13
9781590178720
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201590355

Product Key Features

Book Title
Elephant Who Liked to Smash Small Cars
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Business, Careers, Occupations, General, Transportation / Cars & Trucks, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Animals / Elephants
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes, Solbert, Ronni
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Jean Merrill
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
9.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2014-036294
Reviews
"From bubble wrap to bugs, the urge to smash and smush seems to be a part of the human condition. Just think of that group of four-year-olds building towers of blocks and then merrily knocking them down. Or those older kids bashing into each other during recess. Here's a wonderfully subversive little book that captures the joy of that impulse and highlights the results. A perfect read aloud for all ages." --Monica Edinger, author of Africa Is My Home and proprietor of the blog Educating Alice 
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Second Grade
Dewey Decimal
[E]
Synopsis
What is your favorite thing to do in the whole world? Whatever it is, odds are that you don't like doing it as much as the elephant in this book enjoys smashing small cars. He'll smash any small car that drives down his road. He smashes yellow cars, he smashes blue cars, he smashes red cars, all the while singing a special car-smashing song. Then one day a man comes to town and opens a small-car store right on the elephant's road. You can probably guess what the elephant does next, but the real fun starts when the man turns the tables on the elephant--and his plan is a smashing success. Jean Merrill's story of gleeful destruction, revenge, and conciliation is accompanied by Ronni Solbert's colorful crayon drawings. Rarely has property damage looked so adorable.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.M54535El 2015

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