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Sheep in a Jeep (Board Book) (Paperback)
by Nancy E. Shaw, Margot Apple (Illustrator)
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Sheep books, Picture books, Children books, Age 4-8 |
| Market price: ¥ 82.00
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¥ 72.00
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Pre-order item, lead time 3-7 weeks upon payment [ COD term does not apply to pre-order items ] |
MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
A classic sheep book, this book uses wonderful words and pictures to describe the escapades of five hapless sheep. Highly recommended. |
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Author: Nancy E. Shaw, Margot Apple (Illustrator)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Pub. in: August, 1997
ISBN: 039586786X
Pages: 26
Measurements: 5.3 x 5 x 0.7 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA14035
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0395867860
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- Awards & Credential -
One of the best known sheep books ever written. |
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A childhood favourite, Sheep in a Jeep records the misadventures of one very incompetent group of sheep as they try to depart for a drive in their bright red jeep. Delightful illustrations and rhyme tell the whole ordeal, presenting new whimsy on every page. And with simple vocabulary and just enough text to explain the pictures, parents and young readers alike will grin happily as they follow their crazy sheep friends along for the ride.
(From quoting a guest reviewer)
Target readers:
Kids aged 2-8 and beyond. Even adults will love the book.
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Margot Apple was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a musician father and an illustrator mother. She now lives in Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and their pets, a dog and a cat. Ms. Apple earned her degree in art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She is now a full-time freelance illustrator, collaborating with other authors, illustrating her own picture books, and producing illustrations for Cricket and Ladybug magazines. She has illustrated more than fifty books for children and is best known for her collaboration with Nancy Shaw. Ms. Apple enjoys sewing, knitting, and working in her vegetable garden when not illustrating. She also enjoys going to flea markets and tag sales where she collects junk - "otherwise known as antiques and collectibles."
Nancy Shaw was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband and two children. She is a freelance writer and a homemaker. She received her B. A. with high distinction and highest honors in English from the University of Michigan, where she was named to Phi Beta Kappa and won the prestigious Hopwood Award. She received her M.A.T. from Harvard University. Ms. Shaw came up with the idea for the Sheep books during a very long car trip with her husband and two children.
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From Publisher
What could be better than a misadventure from that rambunctious flock of sheep in board-book form? Two! Now sized perfectly for even the smallest hands, two of Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple's enchanting titles from their sheep series are board books. In Sheep in a Jeep, the hapless flock goes for a drive in the country. In Sheep in a Shop, the sheep are off to the store in search of the perfect birthday gift. With these muttonheads, a normal outing is sure to turn into a joyous lark. Rhyming text and disarming illustrations make these shear delights!
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Publishers Weekly, USA
<2008-06-22 00:00>
The repetition and rhyme in brief humorous text admirably suits the board book format. |
School Library Journal, USA
<2008-06-22 00:00>
The bright-colored pencil drawings and lean text make this a great choice for preschool storytimes, as well as for beginning readers who want a funny story. |
Charlie (MSL quote), USA
<2008-06-22 00:00>
My son loves the sheep books. The alliteration and rhyming combined with the hilarious pictures of five completely incompetent sheep trying to drive a jeep, who end up in a mud puddle to then be helped by pigs with tatoos, only to soon end up in a heap, is great fun. The premise is so bizarre that the kids I know who have read it, or been read to, sit on edge and can't wait to turn the page. The Sheep books are truly a treasure. My son has enjoyed them since he was 2 and one half. The book is relatively short and you and your child should be laughing by the end. Highly recommended. |
A guest reviewer (MSL quote), USA
<2008-06-22 00:00>
Those crazy adolescent sheep are at it again, and this time they've hotwired a jeep. Okay, let's be honest right from the start and admit that this one is not up to the standards set by "Sleep in the Deep," but that comparison doesn't seem to matter much to the legions of parents and kids who love the off-road sheep.
The plot is pretty basic. The characterizations are a thin. But every page rhymes, and that's got to count for something, and besides, it's a sit-com with sheep, not Hamlet. Overall, this reviewer gives three thumbs up for Sheep in a Jeep. I didn't give it five stars because my own little girl seems to be ignoring the book so far. Could be the other 500 books in her room are distracting her and she just hasn't noticed this one yet. |
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