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When spider met shrew  Cover Image Book Book

When spider met shrew / written Deborah Kerbel ; illustrated by Geneviève Côté.

Kerbel, Deborah. (Author). Côté, Geneviève, 1964- (Added Author).

Summary:

When Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck. Spider's web has blown away, and Shrew's home has just been paved over. What happens when they decide to help each other out? They meet Bat, who is lonely for friends. Then they meet Possum, who can't find his mom; Dog, who misses her puppies; and Pony, who is out of a job. Everyone has problems, but this quirky new community is ready to lend a hand in creative and surprising ways.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1773065637
  • ISBN: 9781773065632
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 18.99
Subject: Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Animals > Juvenile fiction.
Helping behavior > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stroud Branch STO JP Kerbe 31681020192399 PICTURE Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    "This joyful story about a group of unlikely animal friends shows how helping someone in need can sometimes fulfill needs of our own."--
  • Baker & Taylor
    Both down on their luck, Spider and Shrew decide to help each other out, a gesture that evolves into a new community that’s ready to lend a hand in creative and surprising ways. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
  • Perseus Publishing

    When Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck — can these quirky new friends help each other out?

  • Perseus Publishing

    In the tradition of fun cumulative stories like The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, this joyful story shows how helping someone in need can sometimes fulfill needs of our own.

    When Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck. Spider’s web has blown away, and Shrew’s home has just been paved over. What happens when they decide to help each other out? They meet Bat, who is lonely for friends. Then they meet Possum, who can’t find his mom; Dog, who misses her puppies; and Pony, who is out of a job. Everyone has problems, but this quirky new community is ready to lend a hand in creative and surprising ways.

    This is a joyful story about an unlikely group of friends finding compassion and community in each other. Deborah Kerbel’s humorous, quippy dialogue is perfectly paired with Geneviève Côté’s endearing illustrations of the animal characters.


    Key Text Features

    illustrations

    speech bubbles


    Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
    With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
    Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
    Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.


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