Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey (Noni the Pony #3)

by Alison Lester (Author) Alison Lester (Illustrator)

Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey (Noni the Pony #3)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Noni the Pony
Noni the Pony and her friends help a lost wallaby joey find his family in this jaunty follow-up to Noni the Pony and Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach. Noni the Pony and her friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat are headed out to spend the day roaming the hills near Waratah Bay. But then they meet a lost wallaby joey who needs help finding his family. So Noni, Dave, and Coco ask all of their animal friends, from koala to wombat to possum, if anyone has seen the wallaby family. Will they be able to help their new friend find his way home?
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PreS-K The star of Noni the Pony and Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach is back with her dear friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. They are off together for a playful day of roaming around when they meet a wallaby joey who is clearly lost and alone. Noni and her pals are ready to help and make an adventure out of it. They begin to ask their friends—Koala, Wombat, Platypus, Emu, Echidna, Possum, Goanna, and Quoll—but no one is much help at all. The rhyming text forces readers to pick up speed, which allows for great anticipation. What will happen to the poor joey if they cannot find his parents? Noni invites him to stay with her but just as the friends get back to their home by the bay, "who do they see in the twilight's dim glow?/The wallaby family, looking for Joe!" The animals celebrate the reunion. Young children will relate to the themes of friendship and feeling scared, along with the lesson of staying close by your family. The detailed illustrations, which include black outlined drawings with textured backgrounds, bring all of the animals to life and are perfect for the preschool age group as they will learn what some unfamiliar animals look like. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase for a picture book collection for young children. This will make for a great read-aloud on the topics of animals, friendship, or feelings and is a soothing bedtime story.—Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country Public Library, NY

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This simple tale is a nifty introduction to Australian animals and their homes....A sweet tale of friends helping friends.—Kirkus Reviews "April 1, 2019 "
Alison Lester
Alison Lester has written and illustrated numerous children's books. She has won many awards in her native Australia, including the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book Award, and in 2011 she was named the Australian Children's Laureate. Over her career she has produced such picture book classics as the Clive Eats Alligators series, the Noni the Pony series, Magic Beach, Imagine, and My Farm, and has written novels including The Quicksand Pony and the Bonnie and Sam series. Visit her at AlisonLester.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534443709
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Publication date
June 11, 2019
Series
Noni the Pony
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV002350 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Kangaroos
JUV002130 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Lost children
Ponies
Wallabies

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