Dumbstruck

Dumbstruck - Paperback

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Dumbstruck - Paperback

Dumbstruck - Paperback

by Karla Oceanak
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Book Overview

by Karla Oceanak (Author), Kendra Spanjer (Illustrator)

Ten-year-old Aldo lives with his family in Colorado. He's not athletic like his older brother; he's not a rock hound like his best friend; and he is none too fond of the outdoors -- but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a passion. Aldo is passionate about bacon.

Back at school adjusting to life in the 5th grade, Aldo is embarrassed about his artistic abilities. He has always underplayed his creative talent at school; but when he is around his cute new art teacher he suddenly finds himself behaving strangely. He loses the ability to speak when she's around, volunteers to skip recess so he can clean paintbrushes, and finds himself working harder than ever before in a daring attempt to win the school art contest.

The humorous plot and lively drawings in this book will captivate both enthusiastic and reluctant young readers who will identify with Aldo's all-too-familiar predicaments. This fourth installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series features a vocabulary-building glossary of fun and challenging words starting with the letter D, such as debacle, doofus, and defenestrate.

Author Biography

Karla Oceanak has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years. She has ghostwritten numerous self-help books and is a public speaker for childhood literacy.

Kendra Spanjer is an illustrator and studio artist.

They both live in Fort Collins, CO.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 09, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Dumbstruck
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 2
ISBN9781934649688
Author Karla Oceanak
PublisherBailiwick Press
GenreChildren
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages160
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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