Children's Fiction Humorous Stories
Morgan and the Dune Racer
- Publisher
- Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2011
- Category
- Humorous Stories, Emotions & Feelings, Friendship, Beginner
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 9
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780887809668
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $14.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887809651
- Publish Date
- Aug 2011
- List Price
- $5.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780887809682
- Publish Date
- Jun 2012
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
It's Morgan's birthday and all he wants is Charlie's Thunderbolt Dune Racer. Aldeen snags it first from a yard sale, and Morgan gets mad. Really mad. Morgan's birthday brings him a surprise gift, and a lesson in friendship.
Morgan and the Dune Racer, with its humourous tone and lively portrayals of Morgan and his buddies, will encourage young readers to learn awareness of their emotions and the value of not acting out every feeling that comes along.
About the authors
TED STAUNTON a écrit plus de quarante livres jeunesse et a contribué à la sériepopulaire Seven. Il joue aussi de la musique folk et blues. Ted se rend souventdans des écoles et des bibliothèques canadiennes. Il donne aussi un cours derédaction au collège George Brown à Toronto. Quand il n’est pas plongé dans un livre, il fait souvent de la musique avec le Maple Leaf Champions Jug Band..
Ted Staunton is the award-winning author of over forty books for young people, including Bounced, What Blows Up in The Almost Epic Squad series, the picture book Friends for Real, illustrated by Ruth Ohi, and the coauthor of the non-fiction title It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . : Canadian Feats, Facts and Flubs, with his son Will. A busy and popular presenter at schools across Canada, Ted also teaches writing at George Brown College in Toronto, and is a roots/blues musician in whatever time is left over. Visit him online at www.tedstauntonbooks.com.
Multiple award winning illustrator Bill Slavin was born in Belleville, Ontario. His work includes the acclaimed 'Stanley's Party' written by Linda Bailey, 'Who Broke the teapot!' as well as more than 100 award winning children's books.
Among his many honours, Bill has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy Elephants Never Forget, as now the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Quid Pro Crow is Bil's second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.
Awards
- Commended, Best Books for Kids & Teens -- Canadian Children's Book Centre
Editorial Reviews
Rated G - Good, even great at times, generally useful!
Organized into short chapters Morgan and the Dune Racer is an excellent introduction for children beginning to reader longer novels. Choice of font size is appropriate and having illustrations every few pages will also help the child to have some visual clues as well as graphic details of story concepts.
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Ted Staunton's newest addition to the Morgan series is excellent. As usual, the plot is focused, funny and believable. This short story is a good tale about friendship and good character.
Recommended.
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Librarian Reviews
Morgan and the Dune Racer (First Novels)
It’s Morgan’s birthday and all he wants is Charlie’s Thunderbolt Dune Racer. When Aldeen snags it first from the yard sale, Morgan gets mad at both Charlie and her. Worried no one will come to his birthday party, Morgan must set things right with his friends and comes to the realization that friendships are more important to him than he thought.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.
