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Fortunately

by Remy Charlip

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Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise party.

Unfortunately, the party was a thousand miles away.

Fortunately, a friend loaned Ned an airplane.

Unfortunately, the motor exploded.

Fortunately, there was a parachute in the airplane.

Unfortunately, there was a hole in the parachute.

What else could go wrong as Ned tries to get to the party? Readers will cheer as Ned's luck turns from good to bad to good again, while clever illustrations tell the story of his wacky adventure and narrow escapes.

Synopsis:

Good and bad luck accompany Ned from New York to Florida on his way to a surprise party.

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Eva Moravcik, March 30, 2009 (view all comments by Eva Moravcik)
A lovely book for young children. It's funny with a sense of drama. There's lots of potential for using the format for a class to create their own story using the same idea.
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molliv, December 6, 2006 (view all comments by molliv)
This is one of the greatest kids books ever. Remy Charlip is simply hilarious, and grownups and kids can both enojy his simple pleasures.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689716607
Author:
Charlip, Remy
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Author:
Remy Char
Author:
lip
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
Travel
Subject:
People & Places - General
Subject:
Children's stories, American
Subject:
Luck
Subject:
Luck -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B221
Series Volume:
510
Publication Date:
March 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
1000x703x22 25
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
4-8

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