The Giant Jam Sandwich

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1972 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

In this funny and zany picture book, villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap the wasps that have invaded their town.

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests are relentless! What can be done? Bap the Baker has a crazy idea that just might work. Young readers will love this lyrical, rhyming text as they watch the industrious citizens of Itching Down knead, bake, and slather the biggest wasp trap there ever was!

Don't miss this classic funny read-aloud picture book!

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The Giant Jam Sandwich
Janet Burroway
Limited preview - 1973
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John Vernon Lord,Janet Burroway
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John Vernon Lord
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About the author (1972)

JANET BURROWAY is the author of seven novels and two texts on creative writing. Her Writing Fiction, now in its seventh edition, is the most widely used creative writing text in the United States. She divides her time among Tallahassee, London, and Wisconsin.

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TitleThe Giant Jam Sandwich
Book & cassette favorites
Read-along book and CD favorite
Sandpiper Book
The Giant Jam Sandwich, John Vernon Lord
AuthorJanet Burroway
Illustrated byJohn Vernon Lord
Editionillustrated, unabridged, reprint
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 1972
ISBN0395442370, 9780395442371
Length32 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc
Juvenile Fiction / Cooking & Food
Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories
Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / Humorous
  
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