Gila Monsters Meet you at the Airport

Gila Monsters Meet you at the Airport

"Gila Monsters Meet you at the Airport" (ISBN 0-689-71383-5) is a 1980 children's book by Marjorie Sharmat, illustrated by Byron Barton.

Plot summary

A young boy from New York City must confront apprehensions about his new life as his parents move West. He soon finds his fears that the region is populated by baseball-hating buffalo chasers are unfounded, and that he can indeed find room to sit among the cactuses.

References

* [http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/episode8.html Reading Rainbow] , episode 8


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