The Amazing Bone
- ISBN-10
- 1466808438
- ISBN-13
- 9781466808430
- Series
- The Amazing Bone
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-07-30
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Author
- William Steig
Description
It's a bright and beautiful spring day, and Pearl, a pig, is dawdling on her way home from school. Most unexpectedly, she strikes up an acquaintance with a small bone. "You talk?" says Pearl. "In any language," says the bone. "And I can imitate any sound there is." (Its former owner was a witch.) Pearl and the bone immediately take a liking to each other, and before you know it she is on her way home with the bone in her purse, left open so they can continue their conversation. Won't her parents be surprised when she introduces her talking bone! But before that happy moment comes, the resourceful bone must deal with a band of highway robbers in Halloween masks and, worse, a fox who decides that Pearl will be his main course at dinner that night. And deal it does, with gambits droll and thrilling. William Steig, incomparable master of the contemporary picture book, has never been better than in The Amazing Bone. The Amazing Bone is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1977 Caldecott Honor Book, and a 1977 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Picture Books.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Amazing Bone
By William SteigAmazing Bone
-
The Amazing Bone, by William Steig: Teacher Guide
By Jean JamiesonThe Amazing Bone, by William Steig: Teacher Guide
-
Roland the Minstrel Pig
By William SteigRoland the Minstrel Pig is a classic picture book by Shrek creator William Steig.
-
Gorky Rises
By William SteigGorky Rises is a 1980 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.
-
The Amazing Bone
By William SteigTells the tale of Pearl, a pig, and a talking bone, as they try to outwit a band of highway robbers and a hungry fox.
-
Solomon the Rusty Nail
By William SteigSolomon the bunny can turn himself into a rusty nail! "Steig combines a tale of uncanny transformation with his distinctively animated illustrations...Children will love this bizarre tale with its humorous drawings and lively sense of fun.
-
Max Makes a Million
By Maira KalmanWhere else could he have friends like Bruno, who paints invisible pictures, or Marcello, who builds upside-down houses? Max Makes a Million is a fun, jazzy tale filled with Maira Kalman’s signature bright and imaginative illustrations.
-
Zeke Pippin
By William SteigBitterly disappointed when his family falls asleep as he plays his newfound harmonica, a spirited young pig runs away'only to undergo harrowing adventures before he, with the aid of his magical sleep-inducing harmonica, can be reunited with ...
-
The Bone Book: A Photographic Lab Manual for Identifying and Siding Human Bones
By Robert W. MannThis manual is the culmination of more than 35 years of skeletal analysis, teaching forensic anthropology and conducting skeletal research at universities and museums in the U.S., Asia, Pacific, Africa, and Europe.
-
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
By William SteigCaldecott Medal Winner This deluxe edition of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble truly recaptures that magic for a whole new generation of readers—featuring retouched, vibrant illustrations and William Steig’s moving Caldecott Medal ...