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The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun
By Old, Wendie C. & Billin-Frye, Paige
- ISBN
- 978-0-80753-066-5
- Publisher
- Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2005
Gr 2-5 Billin-Frye's illustrations are so engaging that readers may, at first glance, think that this is a simple picture book. However, the table of contents and densely packed pages of text tell a different story. The first chapter opens with a detailed description of an early morning scene on February 2 in Punxsutawney, PA: the crowds, the fireworks, the music, and the magical moment when the Groundhog Handler reaches into an artificial tree stump, rudely awakens furry Phil, and "listens" to his prediction. The writing sometimes succeeds at being li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
