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Table of Contents
About The Book
Here are twelve deeply moving short stories from the perceptive pen of Cynthia Rylant. Each captures the moment when someone's life changes -- when an animal causes a human being to see things in a different way, and, perhaps, changes his life.
About The Illustrator
S. D. Schindler is the popular and versatile illustrator of many books for children, including Ursula K. Le Guin’s Catwings series; Skeleton Hiccups and Monster Mess!, both by Margery Cuyler; Big Pumpkin and the ALA Notable Children’s Book Don’t Fidget a Feather!, both by Erica Silverman; How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky; and Johnny Appleseed by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His website is SDSchindlerBooks.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (February 22, 2011)
- Length: 96 pages
- ISBN13: 9781439136164
- Grades: 5 - 9
- Ages: 10 - 14
- Lexile ® 870L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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Awards and Honors
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
- Notable Children's Trade Book Language (AR)
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): Every Living Thing eBook 9781439136164
- Author Photo (jpg): Cynthia Rylant Photograph courtesy of the author(0.1 MB)
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