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32 pp.
| Abrams |
August, 2012 |
TradeISBN 987-1-4197-0393-5$16.95
(3)
K-3
A boy laments that his fuddy-duddy grandfather, Frank, who "doesn't like noise...or gadgets and gizmos...or haircuts" is his show-and-tell guest. The best he thinks Frank can offer is that his "arm hurts when it's about to rain." Captivating line drawings, speckled with humorous, vintage details, capture the crotchety-Grandpa-turned-hero who dazzles the young crowd with courageous tales of bullets, bugles, and battlefields.