| Title | : | The Tweedles Go Electric |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (427 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1554981670 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
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Meet the Tweedles: Papa, Mama, daughter Frances and her brother, Francis. It’s the dawn of a new century—the twentieth century!—and the Tweedles have decided to buy a car. But no gas-guzzler for this modern family. Only an electric car will do for them. Frances is the only member of her eccentric family who is not delighted when Papa decides they need an electric car. She would rather read a book. Frances knows that cars go fast, which can only lead to trouble. She is even less impressed when the family takes possession of the car and faces ridicule from more conventional citizens with their noisy, dirty, gas-fueled machines. But when Mr. Hamm is unable to get to the hospital because his car has run out of gas, Frances saves the day—and falls in love with automobile travel at the same time. With humorous allusions to the twenty-first century—which is better? Gas or electric?—The Tweedles Go Electric is a charming picture book about an odd and
Editorial : From School Library Journal Gr 1–3—This tale set in 1903 is filled with playful language, quirky humor, and contemporary allusions. The Tweedle family does not own a car. And so, they are ridiculed and seen as odd because of their "behind the times" ways. Then one day, Mr. Tweedle decides that family will go modern and buy an electric car. All along, Mama has secretly always wanted a car, and she dances with joy. Eight-year-old Frankie is ecstatic; he loves wheels of any kind. Franny, 12, on the other hand, prefers to keep her nose in a book. The truth is, she is fearful of speed and nervous about getting lost. When they ask the car salesman why there is only one electric car to choose from, he says, "People …want noise. They want smoke….They want a car to sound and smell like a car." Papa's choice ("'We're electric. We're green! We're smart!'") is all well and good, but once out on the road, "the traffic is helter-skelter and every whichaway. There are no sig
My four years old son loves stickers an therefore I bought this book. From reading the first book off a random recommendation from a friend I was hooked and I still am.
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Given the authors' background in Mind Mapping, it wasn't surprising to see these (in colour) liberally sprinkled throughout. So many interesting and antagonistic ingredients, I thought - Jesus Christ, homosexuality, the Catholic church, immortality, vampires. It is worth a read, but certainly not the price.. There is not sugar-coating and everyone gets a trophy. I clearly figured out what happened to me but this book helped me to clearly see how it happened. Recommended to anybody working with early music editions.. Obviously it's not as comprehensive as other guides but th
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