Pamela Curtis Swallow, Author

MELVIL and DEWEY
are back!

Pamela Curtis Swallow
presents three hilarious tales of those popular library gerbils, accompanied by an activity guide for teachers and librarians.

Melvil & Dewey In the Chips tells of the gerbils' harrowing experiences when they leave the safety of their library environment to venture into the elementary school.

Melvil & Dewey In the Fast Lane follows the gerbils' adventures when they are "borrowed" by students, are taken home for the weekend, and must make their way back to their school library.

Melvil & Dewey Gone Fishin': Joining their librarian on vacation in Maine, the gerbils get more than they bargain for when Dewey plans a fishing trip. Melvil falls in love with a chipmunk.

Melvil & Dewey Teach Literacy: An activity guide designed to connect students with ideas, learning skills and information. Lively and fun, the activities employ Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Bloom's Taxonomy of cognitive processes, and the American Association of School Librarian's Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning.

PRAISE FOR MELVIL AND DEWEY:

"Children … will especially enjoy this funny, fast-paced adventure … Swallow is an author to keep an eye on." ~School Library Journal

"Their series of escapades as circulating gerbils include some amusing, hair-raising episodes motivating them to risk a rip-roaring escape." ~Booklist

"This delightful story…will thus help children appreciate and empathize with their pets …. The numerous, finely detailed pen-and-ink drawings enhance the sensitivity of the text." ~Small Press Book Review

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