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Altoona Baboona

$11.00

Altoona begins her journey in search of adventure, but a little lost loon-a and a jazzy racoon-a help her find something even better.

1 in stock

SKU: 0152164049 Category:

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

ALTOONA BABOONA Janie Bynum. Harcourt/Voyager, $6 ISBN 0-15-216404-9. PW called Bynum’s digital pen, ink and watercolor illustrations “fresh and lively, with airy landscapes and a pleasing gracefulness of line.” They buoy up the one-joke text. Ages 3-7. (May)
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Review

“Fresh and lively.”–Publishers Weekly
“Bynum’s watercolors have a breezy ocean air feel to them, as light and buoyant as her simian heroine.”–
Kirkus Reviews
“Written in snappy verse suitable for reading aloud. . . . An enjoyable romp.”–
School Library Journal

About the Author

JANIE BYNUM has illustrated several children’s books, including Too Big, Too Small, Just Right by Frances Minters and her own Altoona Baboona and Altoona Up North. She lives in Michigan.

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Dimensions 8.75 × 0.25 × 7.5 in
Item Condition

Used

Condition Note

minor cover wear, pages clean and unmarked