Morgan and the Dune Racer

by Ted Staunton, Bill Slavin (Illustrator)

Overview

It's Morgan's birthday and all he wants is Charlie's Thunderbolt Dune Racer. Aldeen snags it first from a yard sale, and Morgan gets mad. Really mad. Morgan's birthday brings him a surprise gift, and a lesson in friendship.

Morgan and the Dune Racer, with its humourous tone and lively portrayals of Morgan and his buddies, will encourage young readers to learn awareness of their emotions and the value of not acting out every feeling that comes along.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887809682
Publisher:	Formac Publishing Company, Limited
Publication date:	06/28/2012
Series:	Formac First Novels
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

TED STAUNTON divides his time between writing and a busy schedule as a speaker, workshop leader, storyteller and musical performer for children and adults. His previous books include the well-loved Green Applestreet Gang series, the Cyril and Maggie series, the Morgan series, Puddleman, Simons Surprise and the acclaimed Hope Springs a Leak. He has received numerous Canadian Childrens Book Centre "Our Choice" awards, a Silver Birch Award nomination and a Hackmactack Award nomination.

BILL SLAVIN is a celebrated illustrator who lives in Millbrook Ontario. He has illustrated over 40 books for children, including The Cat Came Back.

Editorial Reviews

"Staunton's newest addition to the 'Morgan' series is excellent. As usual, the plot in this series is focussed, funny, and believable. This short story is a good tale about friendship and good character. The conflict presented in the story is one to which many readers will be able to relate...The illustrations are very good and add a lot to giving the reader an idea of what the context of the story is."

CM Magazine

"An excellent introduction for children beginning to read longer novels."

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