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Little Penguin and the Mysterious Object
Series: I Can Read Level 1
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Little Penguin solves his first mystery in this hilarious new I Can Read!
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Little Penguin solves his first mystery in this hilarious new I Can Read! adventure by Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups author Tadgh Bentley.
Perfect for new readers who are fans of Mo Willems’s Elephant and Piggie series and Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos.
Little Penguin has found something, but he’s not sure what it could possibly be. Luckily, penguins are great detectives—and he and his friends are on the case!
Will they be able to solve the mystery?
Little Penguin and the Mysterious Object is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780062699978
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 October 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Balzer and Bray
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Tadgh Bentley
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 3.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 73g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Tadgh Bentley is a picture book author and illustrator originally from the UK, now living in the Hocking Hills of Ohio with his wife Emily and puppy Atticus. He is also the author/illustrator of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups, Samson: The Piranha Who Came to Dinner, Little Penguin and the Lollipop, and Little Penguin Stays Awake.
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