How to Catch a Star

How to Catch a StarFrom the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a story about wishing, persevering, and reaching for the stars. Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a story about wishing, persevering, and reaching for the stars.

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper and doesn't fly well at all. Finally, just when the boy is ready to give up, he learns that sometimes things aren't where, or what, we expect them to be.

Oliver Jeffers offers a simple, childlike tale of reaching for the stars, and emerging with a friend.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 06/03/2004
ISBN: 9780399242861
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.50h x 10.60w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2004 pg. 1942
School Library Journal 09/01/2004 pg. 169
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 319 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Booksense '76 Childrens Aut 04 09/01/2004 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 319 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 79177 / How to Catch a Star
Reading Level: 2.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5