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Title details for To Bathe a Boa by C. Imbior Kudrna - Available

To Bathe a Boa

by C. Imbior Kudrna
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"A boa has no greater wrath / than when he doesn't want a bath!" In this rollicking verse story, the bathroom becomes a battleground between a clean-conscious youngster and his elusive reptile. Every child who has ever tried to avoid bath time—and every adult who has been faced with a child reluctant to bathe—will recognize in this uncommon boa some fairly common bath-dodging techniques. C. Imbior Kudrna's hilarious illustrations capture all the subtleties of the boa's antics in this story that will forever change the way youngsters feel about bathing.

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  • Release date

    August 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780761382553

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 550
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 1, 1986
      The title character in this madcap picture book is a most engaging reptile. One sympathizes with the boa's quizzical expression when his master recounts, "With soap in hand and water hot,/ I called my boa to the spot./ `It's dinnertime,' I sweetly lied,/ but not a sound did he reply.'' Wisely, the boa hides out in his master's toy chest, wearing a false nose and mustache. When the boy finally finds him, a rollicking struggle ensues, and they both end up in the bath. ``I should have known that I'd get wet,/ for every time I bathe my pet,/ this very thing is what I see . . . ./ My boa ends up scrubbing ME!'' Readers couldn't ask for a sillier idea or a more frolicsome execution, although some of the rhymes are clumsy. But only a sourpuss would complain about this disarming book.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.9
  • Lexile® Measure:550
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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