Nursery Crimes

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(Hardcover)-Jambo and Marva emigrated from France to Iowa and opened a small tree nursery.They and their piglets were skilled topiarists. Every autumn, they sculpted giant turkey topiaries, for which there was a big demand. One morning, Jambo awoke to discover all of their turkeys stolen! Things looked grim, but Marva had a plan. Glowing etchings fill the pages with dramatic images of giant turkey topiaries.

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Posted: Mar 29 2004

Jambo and Marva are immigrant pigs living in Ames Town. They have 12 children and make their living by raising topiaries and pumpkins. One night the topiary thief Voler steals all their turkeys. Facing financial disaster, Marva cooks up a scheme that helps them prove Voler was the culprit The book is not scary, but it does have some tension. It introduces some uncommon vocabulary words such as topiary. It has about 900 words.

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Author:	Arthur Geisert
Number Of Pages:	32
Category:	Hardcover
Brand:	Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Label:	Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Manufacturer:	Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Product Group:	Book
Publication Date:	2001-09-24
Reading Level:	Ages 4-8