The House on East 88th Street (Lyle the Crocodile #1)

by Bernard Waber (Author)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

The first book about Lyle the crocodile! Experience the beloved classic and inspiration for the major motion picture.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile splashes into the lives of the Primm family and straight into readers' hearts in this picture book that has delighted readers for generations. As the Primms quickly discover, once you've fallen for a crocodile like Lyle, you simply can't live without him!

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The sweet smell of Lyle's success brings Hector back to claim him and back once again to deposit him, when Lyle sheds a river of crocodile tears for the Primms.

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Bernard Waber
Bernard Waber, who has written eight delightful books about Lyle the Crocodile, a little boy named Ira, and a firefly named Torchy, is the author of more than seventeen picture books for children. Widely praised by reviewers for his ability to describe common family problems, he is best loved by children for his freeflowing humor and gentle characters.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780395199701
Lexile Measure
770
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
August 19, 1975
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV002010 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Alligators & Crocodiles
Library of Congress categories
Crocodiles
Lyle (Fictitious character: Waber)

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