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Broach, Elise

Gumption!

40 pp. | Atheneum | April, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-1628-4 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Richard Egielski. On safari in Africa, Peter's adventures--he swings Tarzan-on-a-vine style from a snake, he gets a piggyback ride from a gorilla, etc.--aren't noticed by oblivious Uncle Nigel, whose maxim is "All it takes is a bit of gumption." It's a good yarn with, unfortunately, an anticlimactic ending. Droll illustrations feature tree-branch-like frames that become overgrown with plant life as pages turn.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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