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The creature of habit / Jennifer E. Smith ; [illustrated by] Leo Espinosa.

Smith, Jennifer E., 1980- (author.). Espinosa, Leo, (illustrator.).

Summary:

On the island of Habit lives a very big creature who does the exact same things in the exact same order every day, but when a small creature comes along who wants to do something different every day, the creature of habit must learn to adapt.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593173053
  • ISBN: 0593173058
  • ISBN: 9780593173060
  • ISBN: 0593173066
  • Physical Description: 1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Children's Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 3-7. Random House Children's Books.
Grades K-1. Random House Children's Books.
AD540L Lexile
Decoding demand: 83 (very high) Semantic demand: 78 (high) Syntactic demand: 84 (very high) Structure demand: 75 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.3 0.5 521960.
Subject: Habit > Juvenile fiction.
Adaptability (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Children's stories.

Available copies

  • 22 of 26 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
De Soto Public Library E Smi (Text) 33858000015168 Easy Available -

Syndetic Solutions - Summary for ISBN Number 9780593173053
The Creature of Habit
The Creature of Habit
by Smith, Jennifer E.; Espinosa, Leo (Illustrator)
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Summary

The Creature of Habit


A delightful picture book about a creature of habit whose routine suddenly gets disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a new friend. A perfect story for little readers learning social emotional skills that explores the joy of trying something new! A very big creature with big teeth, big eyes, and very big feet lives on the island of Habit. Every day the creature happily does the exact same things in the exact same order. That is, until a small boat carrying a very small creature with small teeth, small eyes, and very, very small feet arrives on the island. The big creature is excited to share his routine, but the small creature has ideas of his own. The little creature does something different every day--it's madness to the big creature! Can these two creatures learn to understand each other? Is the island big enough for both of them? Colorful and captivating, this is a story about learning with and from your friends.

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