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    Bring Back My Gerbil! (Hello Reader! Series) by Edith Tarbescu, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator)

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    • Pub. Date: November 2002
    • 48pp

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      • Pub. Date: November 2002
      • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
      • Format: Paperback, 48pp
      • Lexile: 360L 

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      On the way home from school, Tyler is teased by two bullies. His best friend Katie jokes that maybe they can feed his pet gerbil, Jake, something to turn him into a dog to scare the bullies away. Instead, they decide to feed Jake and clean out his cage. But Katie makes a special concoction of food coloring and water and feeds it to Jake. While they are arguing about the contents of Katie's magic brew, they accidentally leave the cage door open--and Jake disappears!When a mysterious stray dog appears, Katie convinces Tyler that her magic brew turned Jake into the dog!

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      Best friends Caitlin and Tyler are surprised when she tries an experiment with his gerbil and apparently turns him into a dog.

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      Bring Back My Gerbil (Hello Reader Series)by Anonymous

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      August 23, 2004: This funny easy reader captures interest on page one. It keeps readers engaged with the mystery of the innocent little trick which Katie plays on her friend, Tyler, as she tries to change his gerbil into a dog. To her surprise, her trick seems to work. Readers delight in Tyler's payback at the end of the story. The imaginative, spunky characters like to tease but they are not really unkind. I admire the author for this sensitivity.

      Bring Back My Gerbil (Hello Reader Series)by Anonymous

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      April 08, 2004: As a librarian I can't order enough 'Gerbils.' Kids love it, so do their teachers. It's a popular book in my school library. I highly recommend this book for 1-3 graders. Listen to your kids chuckle as they read this book aloud.


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