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    LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation | Book Spotlight

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    LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation | Book Spotlight

    Book Spotlight: LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation
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    LaRue Across America

    LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation

    Written by Mark Teague

    Ages: 4-8 | 40 Pages

    Publisher: Scholastic | ISBN-13: 978-0545342360

    What to expect: Travel, Adventure, Dogs, Friendship

    Ike’s plan for a peaceful cruise with Mrs. LaRue are thwarted when their neighbor, Mrs. Hibbins, falls suddenly ill. Mrs. LaRue suggests that she and Ike care for her cats while Mrs. Hibbins is in the hospital, inviting them along on the cruise. But cats aren’t allowed, and Mrs. LaRue decides to take them all on a week’s vacation of road-tripping. Ike is beside himself and quickly takes up his pen to tell us why!

    Join award-winner Mark Teague on this romping road trip across America. Readers can follow along on the maps of the U.S. that span the endpapers. Teague drives us to the story’s satisfying conclusion, and we are left with one profound question: Can cats and dogs really be friends?

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    About the Author

    Mark Teague is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator whose books include DEAR MRS. LARUE: LETTERS FROM OBEDIENCE SCHOOL, the 2002 Book Sense Illustrated Book of the Year; DETECTIVE LARUE: LETTERS FROM THE INVESTIGATION; LARUE FOR MAYOR: LETTERS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL; FUNNY FARM; and PIGSTY. He is also the illustrator of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling How Do Dinosaurs series by Jane Yolen. Mark lives in Hudson Valley, New York, with his wife and daughters.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    41 Comments

    5. Dominque on

      My one year old and two year old love story time at night this would be a good add! We would love to win this book for our collection!

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    6. Christine W on

      I know that my grandson and I would enjoy reading about LaRue through the postcard format.

      Thank you,

      Christine W
      womackcm@sbcglobal.net

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    7. Christine W on

      I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/#!/ossmcalc/status/48026211884081152

      Thank you,

      Christine W
      womackcm@sbcglobal.net

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    8. Christine W on

      I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/#!/ossmcalc/status/48028765296672768

      Thank you,

      Christine W
      womackcm@sbcglobal.net

      Reply
    9. Amber Beckler on

      I would love to win this so that I can read it to my grandchildren. The love to read about dogs. LaRue is so cute !

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    10. Cherie J on

      I would love to win this for my kids. This would be a great book for my son to read for his summer reading program. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.

      Reply
    12. Tara Lazar on

      We love LaRue and Mark Teague in our house! He’s even a magnet on our fridge (LaRue, not Mark!) LOL. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

      Reply
    14. Susan Kennedy on

      I have several other postcard books. Sounds like a great one to add to the stack to encourage young writers.

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    30. Robyn on

      My Great Pyrenees and I are involved with a Children Reading to Dogs Program and our readers would love LaRue Across America.

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    31. Beth Thompson on

      Mark Teague has found as delightful an animal series as Eileen Cronin’s Farmer Brown’s farm animals. I’m looking forward to being able to reading this book to my 1st and 2nd grade students who are “reading around America” this year as they also learn library skills. What a delight to have a chance to win a copy!

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    36. Nancye Davis on

      My daughter is a booklover and would absolutely LOVE this book! She also LOVES anything to do with dogs. Thanks for the chance!

      nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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    38. Nancye Davis on

      Tweet! Tweet!
      @NancyeDavis

      http://twitter.com/#!/NancyeDavis/status/58010704602595328

      nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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    39. Bianca Schulze on

      The two winners of the LaRue giveaway are (very lucky):

      Staci A: We love the other titles from Mark Teague! We’d love to read this one too!

      Christine W: I tweeted about this giveaway

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