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PublisherBehrman House, Incorporated

ISBN-101681156903

ISBN-139781681156903

eBay Product ID (ePID)26068285029

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Book TitleWarton and the King of the Skies

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAction & Adventure / General, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Animals / Frogs & Toads

Publication Year2025

IllustratorDifiori, Lawrence

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorRussell Erickson

Book SeriesToad for Tuesday Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2024-021079

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Brother Morton's wistful musing about floating high like the hawks is all it takes to set Warton Toad busy constructing a sort of air balloon from snakeskin tubes with a washbucket carriage. And after the inevitable accident sets them adrift, the two crash-land far from home and end up prisoners of a band of slovenly, squabbling weasels who want Warton to help them build a house. As the alternative is toad stew for the weasels, Warton tries, but he can't get his contentious captors to work together. And though he has a bit more success teaching them to play games together, it's a villain ex machina--in the form of a hawk who swoops down and matches up Freda Weasel--that allows Warton to play the hero and wins the two toads a reluctant escort home. Falling somewhere between the cozy attractions of A Toad for Tuesday and the sticky spirit of Warton's Christmas Eve Adventure , this relies on the disagreeable behavior of the nasty weasels to give the story a sort of mild shiver value." - Kirkus Reviews, "Brother Morton's wistful musing about floating high like the hawks is all it takes to set Warton Toad busy constructing a sort of air balloon from snakeskin tubes with a washbucket carriage. And after the inevitable accident sets them adrift, the two crash-land far from home and end up prisoners of a band of slovenly, squabbling weasels who want Warton to help them build a house. As the alternative is toad stew for the weasels, Warton tries, but he can't get his contentious captors to work together. And though he has a bit more success teaching them to play games together, it's a villain ex machina--in the form of a hawk who swoops down and matches up Freda Weasel--that allows Warton to play the hero and wins the two toads a reluctant escort home. Falling somewhere between the cozy attractions of A Toad for Tuesday and the sticky spirit of Warton's Christmas Eve Adventure , this relies on the disagreeable behavior of the nasty weasels to give the story a sort of mild shiver value." - Kirkus Reviews September 1, 1978

Grade FromFirst Grade

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

Grade ToThird Grade

SynopsisThe revised edition of this classic tale of friendship and adventure--now with chapters. Warton and Morton find themselves captured, needing to teach a family of weasels how to work together if they want to go home., One hot summer's day, Morton dreams aloud about flying, and how it must be the most relaxing way to beat the heat. Warton surprises his brother by building a contraption out of a washtub and dried snakeskin that will let them float in the sky. But the wind gets too rough. The toads are launched through the woods and captured by a family of weasels. How will the toads ever get home?, Amphibian siblings Warton and Morton face an adventure together that requires trust, patience, and their strong family bond as they help a family of weasels learn cooperation. The third in the 50th anniversary reissue of this classic chapter book series for 6-8 year-olds that was hailed by Booklist in its starred review as "a small scale Wind in the Willows" and that the New York Times called "a parable of friendship." One hot summer's day, the toads are doing everything they can to cool off. While sipping sweet huckleberryade, Morton tells his brother about his dreams of flying like a hawk through the air. Warton, wanting to surprise his brother, builds a contraption out of a washtub and tubes of dried snakeskin that will allow them to float in the sky, carried by the wind. But when the wind gets too rough, the toads are launched through the woods, far down the river from their home. Before they can start the dangerous journey home, they're captured by a family of weasels. Instead of eating them, the weasels offer a deal. If the toad can build the weasels' new home, then they will be free to leave. But there's just one issue: the weasels have no idea how to work together as siblings, and their fighting is getting in the way of Warton and Morton's tasks. This charming transitional chapter book emphasizes the need for cooperation, communication, teamwork, and strong sibling relationships.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.E7257Was 2025