Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1719221 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-07
• Released on: 2003-03-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-An angel hoot "is how angels call to each other." It is also the special sound made by friends when "woggly" teeth mutate into gaping holes. Agapanthus Hum and her dog Major Bark take their hoot-and-howl act to Miss Ryan's class where an argument about angels' wings erupts and the girl's words are "lost like a raisin in a pudding." Her reaction is an attention-getting demonstration of earsplitting, whistling resonance, which is met with stunned silence-and then, "Do it again!" The next few weeks result in hoots aplenty as friend Orville perfects his own version and Agapanthus revels in the possibilities of an even more astonishing rendition of the Hum and Bark hoot-and-howl, with two woggly teeth. Plecas captures the energy, expression, and charm in the diversity of children in Agapanthus Hum's school through simple, colorful pictures. The familiar topic, short chapters, frequent illustrations, and ample white space will appeal to beginning readers.
Mary Elam, Forman Elementary School, Plano, TX
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. The ever-exuberant Agapanthus returns, this time with a "woggly tooth." When the tooth falls out, Agapanthus learns to make a whistling sound in the empty space, an "angel hoot," as "good little daddy" calls it: it's "how angels call to each other on a wild and windy day." Agapanthus' beloved pooch Major Bark learns to howl along to Agapanthus' new sound effects, and the two form a "hoot-and-howl" routine that becomes a huge winner at Agapanthus' class show-and-tell. Cowley's simple text is filled with delicious word choices and rhythmic alliteration that will appeal to new readers, and Plecas once again contributes charming paint-and-ink sketches of bespectacled, wild-haired Agapanthus and her irresistible whirling, whizzing energy. Sure to be a hit with new readers, who will eagerly await Agapanthus' next adventure. Gillian Engberg
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