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Sam Samurai Hardback - 2001

by Jon Scieszka; Adam McCauley (Illustrator)

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Joe, Sam, and Fred have conquered the summer reading list, Greek monsters, and Roman gladiators, but a haiku-writing assignment lands them in what might be their scariest adventure yet! Samurai warriors, really big swords, and three twenty-first century kids are a dangerous combination . . . unless one of the boys can figure out a way to find the book and get them back home before disaster strikes.

Joe's Time Travel Haiku:

So what cranks the book?
What triggers the time warping?
Almost anything!

"Told at a quicksilver pace, the stories are furious and funny . . . . These volumes will be requested time after time." (Booklist)

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Joe, Sam, and Fred have conquered the summer reading list, Greek monsters, and Roman gladiators, but a haiku-writing assignment lands them in what might be their scariest adventure yet! Samurai warriors, really big swords, and three twenty-first century kids are a dangerous combination . . . unless one of the boys can figure out a way to find the book and get them back home before disaster strikes.
Joe's Time Travel Haiku:
So what cranks the book?
What triggers the time warping?
Almost anything!
"Told at a quicksilver pace, the stories are furious and funny . . . . These volumes will be requested time after time." ("Booklist")

Details

  • Title Sam Samurai
  • Author Jon Scieszka; Adam McCauley (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 85
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-10-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780670899159 / 0670899151
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.49 x 5.91 x 0.52 in (21.56 x 15.01 x 1.32 cm)
  • Age range 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Reading level 550
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Humorous stories, Time travel
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001002117
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith). In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called "Guys Read" that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, Jon was named the country's first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children's Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children's literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. You can visit Jon online at www.jsworldwide.com.
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