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School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-Jack Rabbit, the hungry Texas cousin of Janet Stevens's Hare in Tops and Bottoms (Harcourt, 1995), is up to something as he hops onto a ranch to find lunch. The trickster tale emerges as he tells Armadillo, the owner, that he would like to make her some Tumbleweed Stew. He adds tumbleweed to some boiling water and other animals, including Buzzard, Deer, and Skunk, contribute different vegetables, and soon a delicious stew is bubbling in the big pot. Full and happy, the creatures all doze off, and when Jack Rabbit awakens with a growling tummy, he thinks of another tricky recipe to share. The funny text flows well and is full of repetition as the list of vegetables grows, and the soft-edged illustrations give personality to the characters and offer plenty of visual clues. Jack Rabbit wears a cowboy-and-cactus print vest while Buzzard's is denim. Armadillo wears a red bandanna and even Deer sports a bolo tie. A fine choice for beginning readers.-Melanie S. Wible, Kanoheda Elementary, Lawrenceville, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Gr. 1^-2. A trickster rabbit talks a group of animals into making a communal meal in this delightfully illustrated Green Light Reader. Jack Rabbit wakes up hungry for tumbleweed stew. At the first ranch he sees, he starts boiling water in a pot and adds a tumbleweed. "It needs more," he says, and gradually the animals each bring a new ingredient until the stew is finished, they feast, and Rabbit wakes up hungry again, ready for "cactus pie." With its cumulative list of ingredients, the well-paced story offers plenty of opportunities for hidden vocabulary drills: Stevens' personality-filled animals expand the story's humor and whimsy: children will get a kick out of the animals' western wear--a skunk in a pink cowboy hat; a buzzard in a denim vest, for example--and will appreciate the images of the rich stew made from the dusty desert. --Gillian Engberg
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Susan StevensCrummel has collaborated with Janet Stevens, her sister, on several picture books, including The Little Red Pen, The Great Fuzz Frenzy ; Texas Bluebonnet winners Cook-a-Doodle-Doo!, Help Me, Mr. Mutt! ; and the Texas Bluebonnet nominee And The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon . A former teacher, she now writes children's books and makes author appearances at schools full-time. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Visit her online at susanscrummel.com. Janet Stevens is the author and illustrator of many beloved picture books, including Tops & Bottoms, a Caldecott Honor Book. With her sister and co-author, Susan Stevens Crummel, she created the acclaimed best-sellers The Great Fuzz Frenzy, Help Me, Mr. Mutt!, The Little Red Pen and more. She is also the illustrator of the Epossumondas books, written by renowned storyteller Coleen Salley. Janet Stevens lives in Colorado. Visit her online at janetstevens.com.
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Jack Rabbit says it's a great day to make tumbleweed stew, but who wants to eat that? With a bit of ingenuity, Jack soon has everyone from Armadillo to Vulture adding something to his delectable stew.
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Title Statement | Tumbleweed stew / Susan Stevens Crummel ; illustrated by Janet Stevens |
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Series | Green Light readers. Level 2 |
Author | Crummel, Susan Stevens |
Additional Contributors | Stevens, Janet |
Publication | Orlando, Fla. ;: Toronto: Harcourt, 2000. |
Edition | 1st Green Light Readers ed. |
Extent of Item | 1 v. (unpaged) |
ISBN | 0152048308 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 1357654 |
General Notes | "Green Light Readers." |
Audience & Ratings | "Ages 5-7, Grades: 1-2"--Colophon. |
Summary | Jack Rabbit tricks the other animals into helping him make a pot of tumbleweed stew. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Rabbits--Juvenile fiction |
Tricks--Juvenile fiction | |
Cookery--Juvenile fiction | |
Rabbits--Fiction | |
Tricks--Fiction |