The Underground Gators
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0525472134 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's a hilarious spin on a popular urban legend to see these gators interact Midwest Book Review Lynn Munsinger's hilarious drawings spice Tina Casey's THE UNDERGROUND GATORS, telling of alligators who live in New York's sewers - and perhaps in your own hometown. It's a hilarious spin on a popular urban legend to see these gators interact. An exceptional acquisition, highly recommended.. This book will make you and your family laugh, and will brighten your day. Tammy Ruggles The gators are cute and yes, funny. Imagine gators in a cartoon, or their own situation comedy, and this is what you'd have. We've all heard the stories of gators living, thriving, and breeding in sewers. But what if one was a tooth fairy, or wanted to have breakfast with you? This is the kind of children's book I like, where the writer takes a commonplace idea, the possibility of gators, and makes it her own. This book will make you and your family laugh, and will brighten your day.
. Tina Casey lives in Summit, New Jersey. She divides her time between Connecticut and Vermont. Lynn Munsinger is a bestselling illustrator of books, including Tacky the Penguin and Hooway for Wodney Wat, by Helen Lester
But city life isn?t for everyone. Like what does the babysitter do after you go to bed? Alligators love to play Go Fish. And where do teachers go in the summer? Alligators know the value of a good education. Uproariously funny illustrations and an author?s note about what?s really living in the NYC sewer system enhance this wry tale.. Legend has it that alligators live in the New York City sewers. Some of those alligators packed up and swam away in search of peace and quiet. This explains a lot of things. Why, they could be living right under your feet
They are usually in the cereal aisle, making forts." Why? The book concludes with an interesting explanation of the source of the urban legend.—Lisa Crandall, Capital Area District Library, Holt, MICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2—Casey pens a nonsensical tale in a humorous attempt to explain the urban legend of alligators in the NYC sewer system. The author goes on to ask: How else do you explain why teachers take the summers off? Or why doughnuts have holes? (So alligators can carry them ho