Young Verdi doesn’t want to grow up big and green. He likes his bright yellow skin and sporty stripes. Besides, all the green snakes he meets are lazy, boring, and rude. When Verdi finds a pale green stripe stretching along his whole body, he tries every trick he can think of to get rid of it—and ends up in a heap of trouble. Despite his efforts, Verdi turns green, but to his delight, he discovers that being green doesn’t mean he has to stop being himself. “Cannon is on a roll, her gift for creating memorable characters and scenes on glorious display in this tale of a feisty python hatchling.”—Publishers Weekly
Young Verdi doesn’t want to grow up big and green. He likes his bright yellow skin and sporty stripes. Besides, all the green snakes he meets are lazy, boring, and rude. When Verdi finds a pale green stripe stretching along his whole body, he tries every trick he can think of to get rid of it—and ends up in a heap of trouble. Despite his efforts, Verdi turns green, but to his delight, he discovers that being green doesn’t mean he has to stop being himself. “Cannon is on a roll, her gift for creating memorable characters and scenes on glorious display in this tale of a feisty python hatchling.”—Publishers Weekly
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780152010287 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Publication date: | 04/28/1997 |
| Edition description: | First Edition |
| Pages: | 48 |
| Sales rank: | 156 |
| Product dimensions: | 10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.37(d) |
| Lexile: | AD620L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 4 - 7 Years |
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