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| Author | Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith |
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| Cover artist | Lane Smith |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Outer Space |
| Genre | children's book |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 40 |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-240430-0 |
| OCLC | 61661264 |
Baloney (Henry P.) is a children's picture book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. It was published in 2001 by Viking Press.
Plot
The book tells the story of an alien schoolchild who has an excellent reason for being late for school – he had been blasted off into space.
About the text
The book encourages the reader to work out the meaning of a word from its context. The apparently alien words sprinkled throughout the text are actually from Earth languages.
References
- Scieszka, Jon (2001). Baloney, Henry P. New York: Viking. ISBN 9780142404300.
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