{"product_id":"the-pup-speaks-up-9780375812323","title":"The Pup Speaks Up","description":"\u003cp\u003ePal is a pup who's a bit on the quiet side. But after some gentle prodding and encouragement from a few -talkative- friends, the pup finds the courage to speak up and take his final bow-wow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Jane Hays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.96w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375812323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e117219 \/ Pup Speaks Up: A Phonics Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 1899\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 70 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 70 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Jane Hays\u003c\/b\u003e has had firsthand experience with seven preschoolers-her own two children and five grandchildren-as well as over 30 years experience in creating educational picture books, storybooks, and print activity books for preschoolers. She joined the Children's Television Workshop in 1970 and used her creativity and expertise to help develop publishing based on \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e, the then-new, innovative, PBS preschool educational television series. She was first managing editor of the \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e magazine start-up and developed original Sesame Street Book publishing in partnerships with Golden Press and Random House. After 29 years at \u003ci\u003eSesame Street, \u003c\/i\u003e she retired as Vice President\/Editor in Chief of Book Publishing at Children's Television Workshop. Hays continues her work in children's publishing and has since published several storybooks and picture books with Random House, including Silly Sara, The Pup Speaks Up, and several other Step Into Reading and Sesame Workshop titles. Hays received her AA at Stephens College, Columbia, MO, and her BA in Honors English at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. She then pursued a variety of post-graduate academic studies, including writers workshops at New York University and Columbia University. The author of numerous books for both US and European publishers, Hays continues her work in children's publishing as an editor, writer, and consultant. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValeria Petrone\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated numerous picture books, including \u003ci\u003eRed Truck, Blue Boat, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYellow Copter \u003c\/i\u003e(all by Kersten Hamilton), and \u003ci\u003ePlumply, Dumply Pumpkin\u003c\/i\u003e (by Mary Serfozo), and does editorial illustration for several Italian and UK magazines. She lives in Milan, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I55 Book Fairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720377028894,"sku":"9780375812323","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/4247\/3502\/products\/img_eaa5c242-4f12-4602-aa80-b1716547f9ea.jpg?v=1693494220","url":"https:\/\/i55bookfairs.com\/products\/the-pup-speaks-up-9780375812323","provider":"I55 Book Fairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}