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Slingshot and Burp
Slingshot and Burp
Reviewed by: Laurel T. Parker - Windham Public Library, Windham, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 12, 2016
Review
Boy double cousin best friends Slingshot and Burp imagine themselves as the best bike riding cowboys on the edge of their desert homes. Typical youth adventures are transformed into wild west antics involving siblings and great finds on the open plains. This duo rides high with enthusiasm, practical skill, applied book learning to identify fauna, always with a good dose of humor attached. As an easy chapter book this selection is just right for young readers, particularly boys, who could immediately relate to the pair's circumstances, even if they do not live on the edge of a desert.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Haynes, Richard
Illustrator: Gilpin, Stephen
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780763670764
Price: 14.99