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Odd Velvet
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 352 Ratings and 108 Reviews

Book Description
Velvet is odd. Instead of dolls that talk and cry, Velvet brings a milkweed pod for show and tell. She wins the class art contest using only an eight-pack of crayons. She likes to collect rocks. Even her name is strange-Velvet! But as the school year unfolds, the things Velvet does and the things that Velvet says slowly begin to make sense. And, in the end, Velvet's classmates discover that being ... More
Book Information
PublisherChronicle Books
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages32
ISBN-100811820041
ISBN-13978-0811820042
Publication Date08/01/1998
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About Mary E. Whitcomb (Author) : Mary E. Whitcomb is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Mary E. Whitcomb include Odd Velvet.
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About TARA CALAHAN KING (Illustrator) : Hello! I am the illustrator of Enemy Pie (Chronicle Books), Odd Velvet (Chronicle Books), Superhero Max (Random House) and Four boys Named Jordan (G.P. Putnam's Sons). Enemy Pie was a Reading Rainbow ... more
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