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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100395689678
ISBN-139780395689677
eBay Product ID (ePID)164044
Product Key Features
Book TitleGuinea Pigs Don't Talk
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
TopicAnimals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc., School & Education, General, Social Themes / New Experience
IllustratorTaylor, Cheryl, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
TypeTextbook
AuthorLaurie Myers
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN93-039642
Reviews"Will appeal to readers looking for funny books or stories involving animals." Booklist, ALA "A short, enjoyable story about friendship and school problems. Lisa gets into trouble on her first day of school. When the teacher asks her to change the paper on one of the guinea pigs' cages, Angel, a troublemaker, tells her to put the two animals together. This proves to be a big mistake--they fight, and one loses part of an ear. Angry, Lisa decides on a plan of revenge. Feelings run high as she and Angel play embarrassing tricks on each other. Finally Lisa realizes that she is making more enemies than friends, and she comes up with a way to establish a truce with Angel. Told mainly through conversations with only brief descriptions, this story is a quick read." School Library Journal, A short, enjoyable story about friendship and school problems. Lisa gets into trouble on her first day of school. When the teacher asks her to change the paper on one of the guinea pigs' cages, Angel, a troublemaker, tells her to put the two animals together. This proves to be a big mistake--they fight, and one loses part of an ear. Angry, Lisa decides on a plan of revenge. Feelings run high as she and Angel play embarrassing tricks on each other. Finally Lisa realizes that she is making more enemies than friends, and she comes up with a way to establish a truce with Angel. Told mainly through conversations with only brief descriptions, this story is a quick read.
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromPreschool
Grade ToThird Grade
Dewey DecimalFIC
Edition DescriptionTeacher's edition
SynopsisOn Lisa's first day at a new school, she and bossy classmate Angel begin playing a series of tricks on each other, with the class guinea pigs as unwitting accomplices. The conflict escalates until Lisa devises a creative plan for converting her new enemies into friends.