Later, Gator

By Laurence Yep

Book Overview

Newbery Honor winner Laurence Yep draws upon his memories of growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown to create an unusual story of sibling rivalry and self-discovery. When Teddy buys an alligator for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786800593
• ISBN13: 9780786800599
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Awesome, Later, Gator

I would recommend this book to other kids because it is interesting and filled with lots of details about Bobby and Teddy. The whole story was great because Teddy and Bobby stuck beside each other when they needed help. EZ, BB, and KF

Later, Gator Opinion

Fantastic, awesome book! This book is funny and gives you information about how Teddy is mean to his younger brother, Bobby. This book is good because it gives you information about all the characters. Some of us like Bobby because he was always perfect, others liked Teddy because he funny and mean. Uncle Curtis was always writing in his notebook and fighting with his brother that always sat on stuff. We recommend this book to others. DJN, JAC, EMG, and JV

Awesome Awesome Awesome!!

I first read this book while I was substituting and I found myself laughing. I am currently reading it to my second/third grade students and they LOVE it a lot! It's a great book to add to the classroom since it has a lot of multicultural aspects that many children need today. I would definitely urge all teachers to add this book to their collection!!! Also see the other 2 books that follow this one. They are great!

A Really Good Book

Later, Gator is a really good book, in my opinion. Laurence Yep is a very creative author because he had a lot of well written paragraphs and good ideas. He has written other children's books like Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate. I thought the book was the best I have ever read so far. I recommend this book to you! So if you like books with alligators and creative ideas then Later, Gator is the book for you!

It is sad but extremely humorous!

I really enjoyed the book. I was sick with a sore throat and my teacher sent me 10 books. The first one I read was this one. It was soo funny! I especially liked the part when the alligator was thumping around in the box on the bus and everybody moved toward the back of the bus or got off and got onto another. If anybody likes funny books, they should definitely try this one!!!