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Warton and the Traders
Available
ISBN:
9781681156514
SKU:
5651
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
112
Grade Level:
K-2
$18.95
Reading Guide 
In this sequel to the beloved A Toad for Tuesday, Warton toad goes to visit his Aunt Toolia and encounters excitement, danger, and suspense.
He is chased by a wildcat, meets and helps an injured fawn, and encounters a pack of wood rats whose unusual trading habits amaze him. Their trading inspires an ingenious scheme to rid the area of a dreaded enemy. Using teamwork and quick thinking, as well as relying on the strength of friends, Warton saves the day! And saves the injured fawn in the process. A perfect read aloud or read alone chapter book.
This reissue of a classic series, with reworked versions of the original illustrations by Lawrence Di Fiori, will bring Warton to a new generation of fans.
"Setting out (as in a previous adventure) to exchange home-canned goodies with his Aunt Toolia, toad Warton discovers that a wildcat has been terrorizing the area and that his aunt has vanished. He finds her in the dreaded Bog, nursing a starving fawn who was wounded fleeing the wildcat; and, always the good samaritan, he digs in to help her. This requires bargaining with a pack of trader wood rats--Warton's part is to help them get rid of the wildcat, which he does eventually though his original hare-and-hedgehog-style race into the quicksand fails to do the trick. The rats are committed traders who will neither accept nor give favors; every transaction must be a swap--and their strict adherence to this code adds some spark not provided by the stock predator threat and the goody-goody toads." -Kirkus Reviews April 1, 1979