Alvin Ho collection. Books 1-2

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Title:

Alvin Ho collection. Books 1-2

Alternate title:

Allergic to girls, school, and other scary things

Allergic to camping, hiking, and other natural disasters

Author:

Look, Lenore, author.

Plen, Everette, 1998- narrator.

Series:

Alvin Ho ;

Series Number:

1-2.

Summary:

A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.

Audience:

Recommended for listeners ages 6 to 10.

General Note:

Unabridged.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Contents:

Allergic to girls, school, and other scary things -- Allergic to camping, hiking, and other natural disasters.

Physical Description:

4 sound discs (4 hr., 2 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Subject Term:

Fear -- Juvenile fiction.

Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Chinese Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Massachusetts -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Plen, Everette, 1998-

Publisher:

Listening Library,

Publication Date:

2009

ISBN:

9780739379974

Publication Information:

New York : Listening Library, p2009.

Call Number:

CDB J LOOK

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002725516	Juvenile Books on CDs	LOOK	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things
Alvin Ho is an Asian American second grader who is afraid of everything -elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He's so afraid of school that, while he's there, he never, ever, says a word. But at home he's a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and Anibelly, and a gentleman-in-training, so he can be just like his dad.

Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters
Alvin Ho is back and his worst fear has come true: he has to go camping. What will he do exposed in the wilderness with bears and darkness and . . . pit toilets? Luckily, he's got his night-vision goggles and water purifying tablets and super-duper heavy-duty flashlight to keep him safe. And he's got his dad, too.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Alvin Ho, a quirky Asian-American second grader, is articulate at home but so afraid of school that he is unable to speak while he is there. His friend Flea, who wears an eye patch and has one leg longer than the other, speaks for him at school. The boy narrates his own story in Lenore Look's Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (2008). Whether visiting a sick classmate to catch the chicken pox, taking his dad's favorite toy to show-and-tell, or braving piano lessons with a possible witch, Alvin struggles valiantly with his fears and anxieties. In Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (2009, both Schwartz & Wade), a problem with his Houdini escape kit leads Alvin to a dream visit with young Henry David Thoreau. Wanting to share Thoreau's love of nature, Alvin's dad plans a camping trip. Depending on his Batman ring and survival gear, Alvin braves the woods near his home in Concord, MA, Alvin's language is rich with similes and so filled with interesting words that a glossary follows each story. Everette Plen's young voice conveys the boy's emotional ups and downs, and his narration is believable and compelling. Children with differences and their classmates will find examples of tolerance and support. An excellent choice for elementary collections.-Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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