I Wanna Iguana
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Published:
Penguin Young Readers Group 2004
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 580L
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
Hilarious notes between a son and his mom show how kid logic can be very persuasive.
Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home.
Alex's reassures her: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house
His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile?
Kis will be in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes, and the lively, imaginative illustrations showing their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana take the humor to even higher heights.
Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home.
Alex's reassures her: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house
His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile?
Kis will be in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes, and the lively, imaginative illustrations showing their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana take the humor to even higher heights.
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Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
09/09/2004
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780698153127
ASIN:
B00DMCPK9O
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2.7, 0.5 Points
Level 2.7, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
580
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APA Citation (style guide)
Karen Kaufman Orloff. (2004). I Wanna Iguana. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Karen Kaufman Orloff. 2004. I Wanna Iguana. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Karen Kaufman Orloff, I Wanna Iguana. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
MLA Citation (style guide)Karen Kaufman Orloff. I Wanna Iguana. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
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Alex's reassures her: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house
His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile?
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PreS-Gr 3 -This funny story is told through an amusing exchange of notes, as Alex tries to convince his seemingly unshakable mother that he should be allowed to adopt a friend's baby iguana ("If I don't take it, he goes to Stinky and Stinky's dog, Lurch, will eat it. You don't want that to happen, do you?"). The boy pulls out all the stops in his arguments: iguanas are quiet (so are tarantulas, Mom counters); the reptile could be kept on the dresser (they grow to over six feet, Mom replies); the iguana could be the brother he's always wanted (you already have a brother, Mom reminds him). Featuring his signature cartoon characters, Catrow's illustrations provide a hilarious extension of the text. Alex, with his unruly red cowlicks and kewpie-doll shape, is totally disarming, as is the iguana, which makes imaginative appearances strumming a guitar on a bike, sporting tiny swim trunks, and reading in bed. The tale is perfect for reader's-theater presentations and could also be used effectively as a writing prompt for older children. It will make even the most serious youngsters giggle.-Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WICopyright 2004 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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This epistolary picture book consists of an exchange of notes between a boy pleading to adopt a classmate's pet iguana and his apprehensive mother. Funny and true to life, the story (which has a happy ending) is amplified by Catrow's over-the-top illustrations, which portray a series of imagined scenarios, including a giant iguana riding a bike while playing a guitar.(Copyright 2005 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile?
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