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Brutschy, Jennifer. Just One More Story.


Il. by Cat Bowman Smith. ISBN ISBN
abbr.
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ISBN International Standard Book Number

ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 
 0-439-31767-3. New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
: Orchard Books, 2002. 32pp. $16.95. Young Austin and his parents play in a country and western band called the Swamp Snakes, traveling in their trailer from town to town. Austin loves hearing his father's bedtime stories bedtime story
n.
A story that is read or told to a child just before bedtime.
, but the family rule is that Austin can have only one bedtime story each night. Austin's confusion over the different meanings of the word "story" is played out humorously. On the night the family stays in a two-story house instead of their trailer, he negotiates for a second bedtime story. What will happen the night the family stays in an 11-story hotel? Captivating cap·ti·vate  
tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates
1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.

2. Archaic To capture.
 watercolor illustrations complement the text. Ages 6 and up. Reviewed by Eileen Shultz, Kutztown University of PA
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Author:Shultz, Eileen
Publication:Childhood Education
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Date:Jun 22, 2003
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