Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A lively choice for storytime." -- School Library Journal "Another simple, deft presentation by the author and illustrator of that modest gem, The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb ." -- Horn Book "Laugh-worth story of innovation and trickery." -- Kirkus, "A lively choice for storytime." - School Library Journal "Another simple, deft presentation by the author and illustrator of that modest gem, The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb ."- Horn Book "Laugh-worth story of innovation and trickery."- Kirkus, "A lively choice for storytime." - School Library Journal "Another simple, deft presentation by the author and illustrator of that modest gem, The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb ."- Horn Book "Laugh-worth story of innovation and trickery."- Kirkus, Another simple, deft presentation by the author and illustrator of that modest gem, The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb ., "A lively choice for storytime." -School Library Journal "Another simple, deft presentation by the author and illustrator of that modest gem,The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb."-Horn Book "Laugh-worth story of innovation and trickery."-Kirkus
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisLife was peaceful on the small Philippine island of Luzon. The men fished, the women cooked, the children played games, and the birds sang. Everyone knew it was time for bed when they heard the birds' good-night song. Then Tuko arrived. Tuko, the gecko, bellowed his name five times every time he ate--day or night. Everyone was miserable from lack of sleep. That is, until Haribon the eagle devised a plan to trick Tuko into leaving for good. Tuko and the Birds is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year., Life was peaceful on the small Philippine island of Luzon. The men fished, the women cooked, the children played games, and the birds sang. Everyone knew it was time for bed when they heard the birds' good-night song. Then Tuko arrived. Tuko, the gecko, bellowed his name five times every time he ate--day or night. Everyone was miserable from lack of sleep. That is, until Haribon the eagle devised a plan to trick Tuko into leaving for good., Life was peaceful on the small Philippine island of Luzon. The men fished, the women cooked, the children played games, and the birds sang. Everyone knew it was time for bed when they heard the birds' good-night song. Then Tuko arrived. Tuko, the gecko, bellowed his name five times every time he ate day or night. Everyone was miserable from lack of sleep. That is, until Haribon the eagle devised a plan to trick Tuko into leaving for good."Tuko and the Birds" is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year."