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Heat Wave Hardback - 2007

by Betsy Lewin (Illustrator); Eileen Spinelli

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A bustling and blazing-hot town tries every trick in the book to beat the heat.

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The mercury is climbing in Lumberville, and the folks are doing everything they can to keep cool. Officer McGinnis spends the day in a cold bath, Lottie Mims does her housework in her bathing suit, and Abigail and Ralphie Blue sell ice cubes. When the temperature refuses to relent, the entire community seeks solace by the river--where everyone dreams of cool relief.
    
A cast of quirky characters and lots of playful details from two celebrated picture-book talents make this heat wave look like fun!

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The mercury is climbing in Lumberville, and the folks are doing everything they can to keep cool. Officer McGinnis spends the day in a cold bath, Lottie Mims does her housework in her bathing suit, and Abigail and Ralphie Blue sell ice cubes. When the temperature refuses to relent, the entire community seeks solace by the river--where everyone dreams of cool relief.

A cast of quirky characters and lots of playful details from two celebrated picture-book talents make this heat wave look like fun!

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  • Title Heat Wave
  • Author Betsy Lewin (Illustrator); Eileen Spinelli
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Illustrated.
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2007-07-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780152167790 / 015216779X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 11 x 9.3 x 0.4 in (27.94 x 23.62 x 1.02 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 610
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects City and town life, Heat
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005018946
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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“A spirited and evocative look back in time.” (starred review)

About the author

EILEEN SPINELLI is the author of many books for children, including the bestselling Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch and the critcally acclaimed Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale. She lives in Pennsylvania.
BETSY LEWIN is the heralded illustrator of Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; and the Caldecott Honor-winning Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, all written by Doreen Cronin. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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