Andy and the Lion
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A Caldecott Honor Book While walking to school one day, Andy meets a lion and soon makes a new friend. A tale of gratitude and helping out our neighbors, children of all ages will love this retelling of the classic folktale "Androcles and the Lion."
Author: James Daugherty
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 03/01/1989
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.86h x 7.12w x 0.21d
ISBN: 9780140502770
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28782 / Andy and the Lion
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
About the Author
Born in 1889 in North Carolina, James Henry Daugherty studied art in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Europe. The author started his career doing advertising drawings in New York City. Soon afterward, he moved on to illustrating magazines, including the New Yorker, and painting large murals. He came into his own writing and illustrating books for young people--creating drawings for more than 90 books before his death in 1974. Among the many books Mr. Daugherty wrote and illustrated are Daniel Boone, a Newbery Medal winner, and Andy and the Lion, a Caldecott Medal runner-up.
Author: James Daugherty
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 03/01/1989
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.86h x 7.12w x 0.21d
ISBN: 9780140502770
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28782 / Andy and the Lion
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
About the Author
Born in 1889 in North Carolina, James Henry Daugherty studied art in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Europe. The author started his career doing advertising drawings in New York City. Soon afterward, he moved on to illustrating magazines, including the New Yorker, and painting large murals. He came into his own writing and illustrating books for young people--creating drawings for more than 90 books before his death in 1974. Among the many books Mr. Daugherty wrote and illustrated are Daniel Boone, a Newbery Medal winner, and Andy and the Lion, a Caldecott Medal runner-up.