About this title: Opus the penguin wishes he could fly, but unfortunately his penguin wings won't let him. Will Santa Claus be able to grant Opus's wish? Color and b&w illustrations accompany the text.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Pictorial Cover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780316107587ISBN:0316107581
Description: Berkeley Breathed. Good+ Scratches on front and back covers, light edgewear, ffep has been torn out of book, felt marker on bottom edge of book. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780316106917ISBN:0316106917
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Date Published: 1995-10-01
ISBN-13:9780316106917ISBN:0316106917
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780316106917. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780316107587ISBN:0316107581
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall. Inscribed Glossy pictorial boards. Clean and crisp. Inscribed on title page, "For Denise, B. Breathed. " Dust jacket offered in new mylar cover. read more
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co, Boston
Date Published: 1991
Description: SIGNED on title page by author/artist Breathed, near fine in near fine jacket (in fresh mylar); bottom corner of front board gently bumped else a clean tight bright copy in an unclipped jacket; signed at the 2007 L.A. Times Festival of Books. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Topics and Themes: This book is about Christmas. Opus, the main character, wishes that he had wings that work like other birds. The book is about accepting what you are given because everyone is special in their own ways.
Curricular Use: Good for a read aloud
Social: This book deals with accepting the things we cannot change. Opus is envious of other birds who can fly. He tries to fly several times but it never quite works. He wishes to Santa to bring him wings that work. He ends up saving Santa and his sleigh when it gets stuck in the water. Penguins are good underwater but none of the other birds can help. He saves the day with his abilities.
Literary Element: Uses foreshading. In the beginning he wants to fly so bad but can't. After he saves Santa, all the birds that can fly make his wish come true. It also uses irony. He wishes to be any bird other than a penguin because he can't fly. In the end though all the other birds are jealous of him because he saves Santa.
Text and Illustrations: The illustrations are beautiful. The author/ illustrator also has an Opus comic strip. He takes this book much further than his comic strips though to create intricate skylines and detailed pictures. The text and pictures are also very humorous."
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