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I wanna iguana  Cover Image Book Book

I wanna iguana / Karen Kaufman Orloff ; illustrated by David Catrow.

Summary:

Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0399237178 (hardcover) :
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.

Content descriptions

Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 2.7 0.5
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Subject: Iguanas as pets > Juvenile fiction.
Pets > Juvenile fiction.
Letters > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library E ORLOFF 39851000618208 Picture Books – Animals (Teal) Copy hold Available -

Karen Kaufman Orloff is the author of many books for children including I Wanna IguanaI Wanna New Room, and I Wanna Go Home, all inspired by her son's pet iguana who quickly grew to be over four feet long and take over his room. She also writes a humorous column on family life every other week for The Poughkeepsie Journal.

David Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon and its sequel Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon, written by Patty Lovell; I Wanna Iguana and its two companion books I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Go Home, written by Karen Kaufman Orloff; Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel; The Middle Child Blues by Kristyn Crow; and We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.


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