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Measuring Discovery Box by Lynn Munsinger; Ann Tompert; Peter D Riley; Leo Lionii; Henry Pluckrose is a book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><p>when An Elephant And A Mouse Try To Play On A Seesaw, They Need Help From A Vast Number Of Animal Friends To Balance The Scales.<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>the Author And Illustrator Of Nothing Sticks Like A Shadow Put A New Spin On A Timeless Theme As Two Friends Deal With Their Dissimilar Statures. Elephant And Mouse Try To Balance A Seesaw In The Park, With Obvious Results. Along Come A Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Bear, Crocodile, Mongoose, Monkey And Ostrich. One By One They Climb Onto Mouse's Side Of The Seesaw, ``grunting And Groaning And Grimacing'' As They Push Down As Hard As They Can In An Attempt To Get Elephant Off The Ground. Just As They're About To Give Up, A Small Brown Beetle Flies Down From The Sky And Perches Atop Mouse's Nose, Adding The Needed Weight To Move That Seesaw. ``every Little Bit Helps!'' Declares Elephant As A Crowd Of Animal Spectators Cheers. Tompert's Playful If Slight Cumulative Text Gets A Lift From Munsinger's Amusing Watercolors, Which Portray This Assemblage Of Creatures As An Endearing, Unusually Expressive Lot. Ages 4-8. (sept.)</p>
- Author
- Lynn Munsinger; Ann Tompert; Peter D Riley; Leo Lionii; Henry Pluckrose
- Publisher
- Limestone Township Public Library
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780516454535
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (112 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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