# Argus - Hardcover

by **Michelle Knudsen** (Author), **Andrea Wesson** (Illustrator)

**_**_From the author of the best-selling_ Library Lion _comes a funny, heartfelt picture book about embracing the unusual, green scales and all._**_**

Sally's class is doing a science project, and Mrs. Henshaw is handing out eggs for hatching. "Mine looks different," says Sally. "Don't be difficult," says Mrs. Henshaw. When Sally's egg cracks, what emerges is something green and scaly with big yellow eyes. Argus isn't like the other chicks;he isn't small and fuzzy, and he doesn't like seeds and bugs. He'd rather eat other chicks (or children, as he grows even bigger). Watching the other kids playing with their identical chicks, Sally wonders, would she be better off without Argus? With sly humor and a subtle tug at the heartstrings, Michelle Knudsen hatches a story about learning not just to tolerate, but to love what is different, while Andrea Wesson's endearing illustrations bring the tale to life with quirky details and offbeat charm.

### Author Biography

**Michelle Knudsen** is the _New York Times_ best-selling author of _Library Lion_, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; _Argus_, illustrated by Andréa Wesson; _Big Mean Mike_, illustrated by Scott Magoon; and _Marilyn's Monster_, illustrated by Matt Phelan, as well as the Trelian middle-grade fantasy trilogy and the Evil Librarian YA horror-comedy trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is terrified of spiders.

**Andrea Wesson** has illustrated several books for children, including two middle-grade novels about Evangeline Mudd by David Elliott. She lives in Davis, California.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 9.6 x 10.8 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 22, 2011

**Award:** Black-Eyed Susan Award (2013)

**Award:** Young Hoosier Book Award (2014)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Argus

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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## Variants

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