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Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise

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By Candace Fleming
Publisher Farrar, Straus Giroux - (Farrar, Straus Giroux (BYR))
Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise
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I have always longed for the quiet life. So begins Sunny Boys tale. As a young tortoise, he enjoys a peaceful life inhaling the sweet smell of orchids, reciting Latin, licking stamps year after quiet year. But fate twists, and our hero falls into the hands of Biff the Brave, an accidentprone performer of daredevil deeds. When Biff attempts his most dangerous stunt going over Niagara Falls in a barrel the shy and retiring Sunny Boy is suddenly swept into historys limelight. This wild, funny tale is based on the story of an actual tortoise who went over the falls. Exuberant watercolors full of witty details add to this celebration of the adventurous spirit that resides in us all.

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1221 words1,221 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile AD480LLexile AD480L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Published 2005Published 2005

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Hear it stamp Hear it stunt Hear it scent Hear it design Hear it brace Hear it barrel Hear it shell Hear it gear Hear it pile Hear it limb Hear it faint Hear it drop Hear it short Hear it burrow Hear it poke Hear it fate Hear it pole Hear it stew Hear it genius Hear it orchid Hear it buffalo Hear it scholar Hear it risk Hear it bouncy Hear it admit Hear it nephew Hear it trek Hear it bust Hear it grape Hear it bit Hear it slow Hear it collector Hear it tortoise Hear it fame Hear it gigantic Hear it tear Hear it cannon Hear it lid Hear it poor Hear it sensation Hear it quicker Hear it upright Hear it sight Hear it fortune Hear it performance Hear it joint Hear it unexpected Hear it miserable Hear it announcement Hear it usual Hear it vine Hear it leftover Hear it motorcycle Hear it unable Hear it stupid Hear it deadly Hear it furious
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Hear it horticulturist Hear it scent Hear it brace Hear it barrel Hear it vici Hear it intone Hear it daredevil Hear it gear Hear it limb Hear it faint Hear it burrow Hear it woe Hear it poke Hear it fate Hear it gush Hear it stew Hear it sidecar Hear it genius Hear it orchid Hear it buffalo Hear it scholar Hear it bouncy Hear it admit Hear it nephew Hear it trek Hear it biplane Hear it bust Hear it grape Hear it postal Hear it curator Hear it tortoise Hear it hatchling Hear it gigantic Hear it cannon Hear it sensation Hear it upright Hear it dank Hear it fortune Hear it joint Hear it unexpected Hear it miserable Hear it farewell Hear it announcement Hear it usual Hear it leftover Hear it motorcycle Hear it unable Hear it brilliant Hear it furious
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Book ISBN:

9780374372972

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