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Cork and Fuzz: Good Sports (Viking Easy-to-Read) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dori Chaconas
Creator: Lisa Mccue
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Category: Book
List Price: $13.99
Buy New: $7.90
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 180700
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 067006145X
EAN: 9780670061457
ASIN: 067006145X
Publication Date: February 15, 2007
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Condition: SMALL PUBLISHER MARK ON BOTTOM OF BOOK,--IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Cork is a short muskrat who likes to win at games. Fuzz is a tall possum who also likes to win at games. Two best friends. Both like to win. What will happen when they play games against each other? An Easy-to-Read series that critics compare to the measured dialogue and sweet illogic of Arnold Lobels Frog and Toad,** Cork and Fuzz are sure to win fans with each new book. *Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz **Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz: Short and Tall
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| Customer Reviews:
 "My best friend has sunk" = reason for being a good sport? May 31, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my niece who is not such a great sport. Returned it because the story was NOT an appropriate way of teaching her how to be a good sport. In short, Cork keeps losing and finally gives up and says he's going home, Fuzz convinces him to compete one more time, Cork says he wants to race across the pond, Fuzz says he doesn't know how to swim, Cork doesn't hear Fuzz, swims across, cheers that he wins but realizes Fuzz isn't there. Cork starts to cry and says "My best friend has sunk". At the same time, Fuzz changed the game to hide and seek and when Cork finds him Fuzz says Cork wins. I believe that teaching a child to be a good sport by instilling fear about death/drowning is not appropriate and wish the editorial review did not sum up the resolution as "When the buddies realize that their friendship is at stake, they come up with a fun and clever compromise." But Amazon is great about returns so it's no big deal that I couldn't look through the book before buying it.
cute story about good friends August 28, 2007
This is a great book for children 6-9 who can learn about being good sports while having fun with friends. The text is at a level children will understand, and the illustrations are detailed. The animals don't wear clothing and are cute in their interactions that children will be able to relate to.
 Best Friends-Cork and Fuzz Good Sports March 25, 2007
No doubt about it, Cork and Fuzz fans know that the muscrat and possum are best friends. But when the two play games together, who will be the winner? In Cork and Fuzz Good Sports, author Dori Chacanos cleverly gives the beginner chapter book reader a reason to read to the end. The heartwarming, action filled story helps them feel all the emotions that friends might experience when both want to win. Cork and Fuzz even invent their own games to be the winner! It's only when one friend seems gone forever that the two will eventually come back together and find the solution that will finally solve their "I always want to win" dilemma. You'll have to read for yourself to see the surprise ending. I'm not giving away any secrets here!
Lisa McCue's sweet illustrations perfectly compliment Ms Chacanos' story. I will eagerly pass this book on to one of my best friends!
Our furry friends are at it again! March 11, 2007
Cork and Fuzz are back, and this time they're showing even more of their competitive natures. The friends desperately want to play active games together, but they have difficulty finding a game that matches them evenly. Fuzz, the opossum, is good at running. Cork, the muskrat, is good at swimming. Any game that involves those activities favors one animal over the other. Once again, our furry buddies learn more about themselves, about each other, about valuing differences, and about being polite. Lisa McCue's illustrations, as always, make you want to reach out and touch the textures. I thoroughly enjoy every Cork and Fuzz chapter-book adventure; and even though it's been DECADES since I came of chapter-book reading age, I think these characters will appeal to young readers as well.
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