Zucchini (novel) facts for kids
This page is about the 1982 children's novel. For the squash, see Zucchini.
First edition cover
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| Author | Barbara Dana |
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| Illustrator | Eileen Christelow |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
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Publication date
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1982 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-06-021394-9 |
Zucchini is a 1982 children's novel by Barbara Dana and illustrated by Eileen Christelow. It was followed by a sequel, Zucchini Out West.
Plot summary
The story concerns a young New York boy, Billy, and his pet ferret, Zucchini. The book contains a number of incorrect basic facts about ferrets, such as claiming that they are herbivorous rodents.
Awards
The book won the 1986 Maud Hart Lovelace Award and the 1986–1987 Land of Enchantment Children's Book Award.
Adaptions
It was adapted into an episode of CBS Storybreak in 1985.
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