Melvil and Dewey in the Fast Lane

by Pamela C. Swallow, Judith Schroeder (Illustrator)

Overview

This book is the second of three early chapter books about the adventures of Melvil and Dewey, two lovable gerbils, who live in an elementary school library. It will be packaged with the two additional chapter books plus a teacher's guide, Melvil and Dewey Teach Literacy, that will focus on literacy building activities for elementary age students. Activities will be coordinated to the AASL Information Literacy Standards, Blooms Taxonomy and Howard Gardiner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. This first of the three books is a reissue by Pam Swallow, who has many children's books in print.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591581512
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/2004
Series:	Melvil and Dewey Books
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	514,773
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

PAMELA CURTIS SWALLOW received her master's degree in library science from Rutgers University and has been an elementary school librarian for several years. She is the author of the Melvil and Dewey series.

JUDITH SCHROEDER received her master's degree in library science from Rutgers University and has been an elementary school librarian for several years. She is the author of the Melvil and Dewey series.

Table of Contents

What in the World!

Martha and Daphne

Some Plan

The Snake Pit

The Tank

In the Fast Lane

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-5--In this sequel to Melvil and Dewey in the Chips (Shoe Tree Pr, 1986; o.p.), two classroom gerbils have a series of mishaps when the teacher allows students to take them home on weekends. Six chapters of uniform length are each complemented by a few humorous black-and-white drawings. Children who have the opportunity to check out their school or public library pets (often gerbils like Melvil and Dew ey) will especially enjoy this funny, fast-paced adventure. And because of this book, real-life visiting library pets may be spared such perils as Melvil and Dewey's contact with too-eager youn ger siblings or a hungry snake during their visits with families. Swallow is an author to keep an eye on.--Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID

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