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Available
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Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2001), Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed, Paperback, 32 pages
Description
In hopes of making a Great Discovery, Opus the penguin leads his friends into the forest to search for the legendary, ferocious Basselope.
User reviews
LibraryThing member gaylagoff
This is the first book I read of Berkeley Breathed and I love it!
LibraryThing member fvalle89
This was an amazingly illustrated story. It addressed exploring with friends and how you never know what you might find if you explore. Could be an introductory for a science lesson. Very cute!
LibraryThing member cnbryant
I would use this book to teach vocabulary awareness. I thnk students would enjoy this book because it has alot of suspense,
LibraryThing member matthewbloome
This was a great narrative. The only parallel from Breathed's catalog that I recall is A Wish for Wings that Work. This is one of the stories that will pull on the heartstrings so long as a reader has heartstrings upon which to pull. I wish that there was another story in which Rosebud the
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Awards
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Physical description
32 p.; 8.86 inches
ISBN
0316126640 / 9780316126649
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