The Sea Pony (Piper Green and the Fairy Tree #3)
by Ellen Potter (Author) Qin Leng (Illustrator)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Piper Green and the Fairy Tree
Move over Junie B. Jones! Get to know Piper Green as she discovers the ordinary magic right outside her front door.
Piper Green is in for another adventure when she finds an unusual whistle hidden inside the Fairy Tree in her front yard. But Piper doesn't want a whistle... she wants a pony! On a trip with her dad to check the family's lobster traps, the whistle attracts the attention of an unexpected friend. Could the fairy whistle be working its magic after all? Following in the fine tradition of spunky girls - Ramona, Amber Brown, Judy Moody, Clementine - Piper Green is set to make some friends in the early chapter book world. --School Library Journal 100 Scope Notes ★ "Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
Piper Green is in for another adventure when she finds an unusual whistle hidden inside the Fairy Tree in her front yard. But Piper doesn't want a whistle... she wants a pony! On a trip with her dad to check the family's lobster traps, the whistle attracts the attention of an unexpected friend. Could the fairy whistle be working its magic after all? Following in the fine tradition of spunky girls - Ramona, Amber Brown, Judy Moody, Clementine - Piper Green is set to make some friends in the early chapter book world. --School Library Journal 100 Scope Notes ★ "Skillfully blending humor, pathos, and warmth with an atmospheric setting, Potter has created an honest, empathic slice-of-life story, laced with a touch of magic." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Review quotes
"Cheerful line drawings add appeal. Completely satisfying. We wish for more."—Kirkus Reviews starred review
Ellen Potter
About the author: Although she doesn't ride a lobster boat to work, Ellen Potter can look out her window and see islands, just like the one Piper lives on. Ellen is the author of many books for children, including the award-winning Olivia Kidney series, Slob, and The Kneebone Boy. She lives in Maine with her family and an assortment of badly behaved creatures. Learn more about Ellen at ellenpotter.com and follow her at @EllenPotter. About the illustrator: Qin Leng was born in Shanghai and lived in France and Montreal, where she studied at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. She has received many awards for her animated short films and artwork, and has published numerous picture books. Qin currently lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780553499346
Lexile Measure
630
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
August 16, 2016
Series
Piper Green and the Fairy Tree
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV002130 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV002130 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
Library of Congress categories
Islands
Horses
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
Horses
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
