Paperback
Brave mouse challenges tyrannical owl for freedom and a better home.

Poppy

$14.77

  • Paperback

    159 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 1999

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Summary

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner * ALA Notable Book * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice * School Library Journal Best Book

In the third book in the Tales of Dimwood Forest by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, a tiny deer mouse named Poppy dares to stand up to a tyrannical owl. The story is accompanied by inviting illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca.

“This exciting story is richly visual. The underlying…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780380727698
ISBN-10:0380727692
Author:Avi, Brian Floca
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:Avon Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:159
Release Date:1 January 1999
Weight:136g
Dimensions:13mm x 130mm x 188mm
Series:Poppy
Audience Age:8
A-Format
Poppy by Avi - ISBN: 9780380727698
130 × 188 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“IRRESISTIBLE!” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Richly visual, subtly humorous, skillfully laden with natural history. A thoroughly enjoyable book.” - School Library Journal (starred review)

“An exciting plot, well-drawn characters, and a satisfying ending. An excellent choice for reading alone or aloud.” - ALA Booklist

About The Author

Avi

Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado.

Brian Floca, in addition to being the illustrator of the books in Avi’s Poppy Stories series, is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed picture books Locomotive, winner of the Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11; Lightship; The Racecar Alphabet; and Five Trucks.

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