The Missing Tooth (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 3 Book)

by Joanna Cole, Marylin Hafner, Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)

Overview

Illus. in full color. "Best friends Robby and Arlo dress alike and do most of the same things. However, their friendship is in jeopardy over a bet about who will lose the next tooth. Realistic, humorous illustrations provide ample reading clues on every page. Should encourage emerging readers to flex their reading muscles."--School Library Journal.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812471427
Publisher:	Random House Childrens Books
Publication date:	11/28/1988
Series:	Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 3 Book
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Joanna Cole has taught elementary school, worked with a news magazine, and was for several years a senior editor of children’s books. Today she is a full-time author writing for children. Among the dozens of highly praised children’s books she has written are The Magic School Bus books. She has compiled numerous anthologies, including several with Stephanie Calmenson. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter.

Editorial Reviews

Another "Step into Reading" book for Grades 1-3, this is a funny story about best friends who are alike in many ways. They even have a tooth missing in the same place. But, a fight over another lost tooth causes Arlo and Robby to rethink their friendship. Can a "tooth" come between friends?

Children's Literature - Elizabeth McAllister

Gr 1-3-- Best friends Robby and Arlo dress alike and do most of the same things. However, their friendship is in jeopardy over a bet about who will lose the next tooth. Hafner's realistic and humorous illustrations provide ample reading clues on every page. (Check out Arlo's daydream vision of the tooth fairy flying over a disbelieving cat!) This book is unassuming but provides a good story for young readers on peer relationships as they learn to balance their wants with others. It should encourage emerging readers to flex their reading muscles. --Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, Idaho

School Library Journal