A Llama in the Family
by Johanna Hurwitz
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Because Adam hopes that the "big surprise" awaiting him at home has two wheels and pedals, he is unprepared for the unusual additional to his Vermont family.Tags
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I thought Llama in the family was an interesting story about a boy who wants a bike, but instead learns after his mom opens her business that sometimes what you want isn't what you need. The story plot is an easy connection for kids to make and holds strong moral value behind the dellama (dilema).
I really liked this book because it is very interesting.Theres this boy named Adam and all he wants is a mountain bike for his birthday.His mom tells him that there will be a supprise after school.So he waits and finnily schools over and he comes home and sees a llama and he didn't know what to do with it so to find out what happens next read this book.
I like this book because it was about a boy wanting a new bike but insted gets a lama. And the boy is happy that he gets a new pet but is also sad about not getting a new bike.And the boy does all kinds of things with the lama and adventurs with him but at the end of the book somthing happens that changes the lamas life but is is a good thing that it happens
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Children's author, Johanna Hurwitz was born and raised in New York City. She attended Queens College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and then Columbia University for her master's in Library Science. She worked as a librarian and taught graduate courses in children's literature and storytelling. Her first title, Busybody Nora was show more published in 1976 and she has been writing a book or two a year ever since. Her other titles include Dear Emma, Summer with Elisa, A Llama in the Family, Busybody Nora and the Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein. She has written over 60 titles. Her works have won her several state awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, the Garden State Children's Choice Award, and the Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- A Llama in the Family
- Original publication date
- 1994
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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