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THREE ARMADILLIES TUFF, THE
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Written by
Jackie Mims Hopkins
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Illustrated by
S.G. Brooks
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Hardcover: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-258-3
Total Pages: 32
Size: 10 x 9
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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JACKIE MIMS HOPKINS is a storyteller, a school librarian and a former teacher. She is the author of several children's books. She lives in Texas.
You can visit Jackie Mims Hopkins's website at: www.jackiemimshopkins.com
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S. G. Brooks received a degree in fine arts from the University of Michigan and has worked as a illustrator and mural painter. Brooks is best known as the illustrator of Smokey the Bear. He lives in Washington, DC.
You can visit S.G. Brooks's website at: www.sgbrooks.com
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A hilarious retelling of a classic children's story with a southwestern twang and a delightful, surprise ending
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q34266
Reading Counts Level: 3.4
AR Quiz#: 57422
AR Reading Level: 3.8
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THREE FUN-LOVING ARMADILLO SISTERS--Lilly, Jilly, and Dilly--are eager to cross a busy highway to get to the new dance hall on the other side. To avoid being turned into road kill, they decide to scurry through the culvert that runs under the road.
But inside the culvert lurks a spindly legged coyote with a big appetite for "armadilly chili" and a longing for fine armadillo skin boots and a handbag. The littlest sister, Lilly, manages to fast-talk her way past the coyote, as does her older sister, Jilly. When the coyote sees the size of the eldest, Dilly, she really starts licking her chops. But Dilly Armadilly Tuff is a stubborn gal, and besides, she has her own ideas about what a lonely coyote really needs!
S. G. Brooks' lighthearted, appealing illustrations bring the colorful western characters to life in this spirited retelling of the classic tale, Three Billy Goats Gruff. Click here to visit The Three Armadillies Tuff website, filled with fun facts and entertaining activities.
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Reviews
"Droll turns of phrase and hints of dialect add fun and flavor to the tale."School Library Journal "Most Clever-Sounding and Spicy Spin on a Fairy Tale"Publishers Weekly
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Awards
* Master List, 2004-2005 Land of Enchantment Book Award (NM)
* Master List, 2004-2005 Show Me Readers Award (MO)
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