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Some Birthday! Hardcover – Picture Book, October 1, 1991
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Some birthday! Where was the cake with all the candles, the brightly wrapped present, and the family singing "happy birthday" all together? Not only had the festivities apparently been forgotten, but Dad suggests a trip to one of the scariest places on earth -- home of the Clay Pit Bottoms Monster!
With a sparkle of mischief, Patricia Polacco's bold, expressive pictures tell how a certain little girl has the spookiest, most exciting, funniest, and best birthday ever.
- Reading age4 - 8 years
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Lexile measure590L
- Dimensions8.5 x 0.3 x 10.5 inches
- PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
- Publication dateOctober 1, 1991
- ISBN-100671727508
- ISBN-13978-0671727505
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- Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (October 1, 1991)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0671727508
- ISBN-13 : 978-0671727505
- Reading age : 4 - 8 years
- Lexile measure : 590L
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 3.52 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.3 x 10.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,107,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,489 in Children's Non-religious Holiday Books
- #6,197 in Children's Multigenerational Family Life
- #6,888 in Children's Values Books
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About the author
Born Patricia Ann Barber in Lansing, Michigan, to parents of Russian and Ukrainian descent on one side and Irish on the other, Patricia Polacco grew up in both California and Michigan. Her school year was spent in Oakland, California, and summers in her beloved Michigan. She describes her family members as marvelous storytellers. "My fondest memories are of sitting around a stove or open fire, eating apples and popping corn while listening to the old ones tell glorious stories about their homeland and the past. We are tenacious traditionalists and sentimentalists.... With each retelling our stories gain a little more Umph!"Studying in the United States and Australia, Patricia Polacco has earned an M.F.A. and a Ph. D. in art history, specializing in Russian and Greek painting, and iconographic history. She is a museum consultant on the restoration of icons. As a participant in many citizen exchange programs for writers and illustrators, Patricia Polacco has traveled extensively in Russia as well as other former Soviet republics. She continues to support programs that encourage Russo-American friendships and understanding. She is also deeply involved in inner-city projects here in the U.S. that promote the peaceful resolution of conflict and encourage art and literacy programs.The mother of a grown son and a daughter, Patricia Polacco currently resides in Michigan, where she has a glorious old farm that was built during the time of Lincoln.
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There's a bit too much narration in Polacco's story, and her inimitable illustrative style is not as fully realized as in "The Bee Tree " (1998), Casey at the Bat (1997), or some of her other best work. Still, this late 1950's period piece has all the elements that make this author/illustrator one of my favorites: Warmth, the building of memories, and a uniquely enjoyable illustrative style.