DiCamillo, Kate: Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride.DiCamillo, Kate MERCY WATSON Wat·son , James Dewey Born 1928. American biologist who with Francis Crick proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics. GOES FOR A RIDE. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-7636-2332-6. Il. by Chris Van Dusen. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick can·dle·wick n. 1. The wick of a candle. 2. a. A soft heavy cotton thread similar to that used to make wicks for candles. b. Embroidery made of tufts of this thread. Press, 2006. 72 pp. $12.99. This book, by the author of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, is another in Kate DiCamillo's emergent reader chapter book series. This tale focuses on a mischievous pig named Mercy who goes for her usual Saturday ride with Mr. Watson, and has quite an adventure. It starts when the next-door neighbor, Baby, pops up in the backseat, having stowed away there in hopes of sharing in the folly of a car ride with a pig. Commotion ensues at the discovery of the surprise guest, and Mercy seizes the opportunity to take the wheel and speed down the highway. The rich vocabulary of the text, the retro [Latin, Back; backward; behind.] A prefix used to designate a prior condition or time. look of the illustrations (including the pink 1959 Cadillac they drive), and the sheer fun of the tale will delight young children. Ages 6-9.--MAH |
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