Alvin Ho
Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters
By Lenore Look; Leuyen Pham (Illustrator)
(Schwartz & Wade, Hardcover, 9780375857058, 176pp.)
Publication Date: June 23, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Paperback, Library Binding
Categories: Family - Siblings, People & Places - United States - Asian American
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Alvin Ho is back, and this time he’s facing his biggest fear: The Great Outdoors.
Alvin Ho is back and his worst fear has come true: he has to go camping. What will he do exposed in the wilderness with bears and darkness and . . . pit toilets? Luckily, he’s got his night-vision goggles and water purifying tablets and super-duper heavy-duty flashlight to keep him safe. And he’s got his dad, too.
Lenore Look’s touching, drop-dead-funny chapter book about an Asian-American second grader—with illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham—is perfect for beginning and reluctant readers alike, and has tons of boy appeal.
Lenore Look’s first book about Alvin received two starred reviews. She is also the author of the Ruby Lu series and lives in Randolph, New Jersey.
LeUyen Pham is also the illustrator of God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio. She lives in San Francisco, California.
Starred Review, The Horn Book Magazine, September/October 2009:
"Readers can only hope that Alvin continues to describe in such wonderful detail his many allergic reactions."
Kirkus Reviews, May 19, 2009
"While Look certainly embellishes at times for comedic effect, she has created in Alvin a character that is as real as he is irascible, and the tender relationships among the members of the Ho family provide a sturdy backbone for all the silliness. Pham’s simple but vibrant line drawings leap off the page. Another triumph for Alvin Ho."
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