Manuelo, the Playing Mantis Paperback - 2006
by Don Freeman
One warm summer evening, a lonely praying mantis namedManuelo listens to the music of an outdoor concert. Manuelowishes that he, too, could make music like the crickets and thekatydids. But the instruments he makes don't play. Then Manuelomeets someone who shows him how to fashion a cello using awalnut shell, a stick, and a special ingredient. Manuelo makes hisfirst true friend and, together, they create the music they bothlove. Written and illustrated with the gentle humor of DonFreeman's best work, Manuelo is a story that will take its place onbookshelves beside Dandelion, Beady Bear, and Corduroy.
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One warm summer evening, a lonely praying mantis named Manuelo listens to the music of an outdoor concert. Manuelo wishes that he, too, could make music like the crickets and the katydids. But the instruments he makes don't play. Then Manuelo meets someone who shows him how to fashion a cello using a walnut shell, a stick, and a special ingredient. Manuelo makes his first true friend and, together, they create the music they both love.
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- Title Manuelo, the Playing Mantis
- Author Don Freeman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books
- Date 2006-01-19
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780142405604 / 0142405604
- Weight 0.27 lbs (0.12 kg)
- Dimensions 8.88 x 8.66 x 0.12 in (22.56 x 22.00 x 0.30 cm)
- Ages 03 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Library of Congress subjects Insects, Music
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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