Hurry!

By: Harry Hartwick

When ten-year-old Tom Elson first sees the farivox, he senses it's an animal unlike anything he's ever known--and it seems to be smiling at him But can an animal really speak? What would the farivox... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152015795
• ISBN13: 9780152015794
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Impassioned plea on behalf of endangered species

This story of an endangered animal is moving and should start children thinking about protecting wildlife. The author creates a sense of urgency by having the last-of-its-kind farivox say "Hurry!" Then Tom Elston, the 10-year-old who wants to buy the farivox, rushes home and frantically tries to collect the ten dollars necessary for his purachase. Children will be anxious to see if he gets his pet or not. The ending is moving and effective, and is an excellent vehicle for the author's ultimate lesson about real endangered species.