Pet Peeves

Illustrated by John Nez
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Paperback
$5.99 US
6.5"W x 9"H x 0.17"D  
On sale Jan 01, 2005 | 32 Pages | 9781575651491
Grades 1-3
Reading Level: Lexile 540L | Fountas & Pinnell M
The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book!

Dennis has a great idea for making money. But it won’t work unless he can get his bossy big brother to help out, and that's no easy job! (Social Studies Topic: Economics/Free Interprise)
Sarah (Albee) Willson is the author of more than 80 children’s books, many of them for children’s series such as Road to Writing, Rugrats Ready to Read, and Step into Reading. Two of her Dora the Explorer books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. Sarah lives in Connecticut with her husband, three small children, and two large cats. View titles by Sarah Willson
John Abbott Nez has illustrated books of all sorts. John sometimes works in traditional mediums with real paints. He also makes digital art on his computer. John lives in Seattle. View titles by John Nez

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The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book!

Dennis has a great idea for making money. But it won’t work unless he can get his bossy big brother to help out, and that's no easy job! (Social Studies Topic: Economics/Free Interprise)

Author

Sarah (Albee) Willson is the author of more than 80 children’s books, many of them for children’s series such as Road to Writing, Rugrats Ready to Read, and Step into Reading. Two of her Dora the Explorer books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. Sarah lives in Connecticut with her husband, three small children, and two large cats. View titles by Sarah Willson
John Abbott Nez has illustrated books of all sorts. John sometimes works in traditional mediums with real paints. He also makes digital art on his computer. John lives in Seattle. View titles by John Nez

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