Children's Fiction Homelessness & Poverty
Pop Bottles
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Oct 1987
- Category
- Homelessness & Poverty
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888990594
- Publish Date
- Oct 1987
- List Price
- $5.95
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Out of print
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 12
- Grade: 4 to 7
- Reading age: 9 to 12
Description
There's not much money to be found during the Depression so when Will McCleary finds that a treasure trove of empty bottles has been used to build his front walk, he is delighted. But how to get at them?
About the author
Ken Roberts is the author of several popular books for young readers, including Hiccup Champion of the World, Crazy Ideas, Pop Bottles, Nothing Wright, Past Tense (shortlisted for a Governor General’s Award) and two highly praised previous Thumb books — The Thumb in the Box and Thumb on a Diamond (Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice, SSLI Honor Book, Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List). Ken is chief librarian of the Hamilton Public Library. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
