Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literature: Rd Pback+ Julian Dream 3.2 -Imp Julian Dream

by Ann Cameron

Book Overview

When Julian finds out that his dad has always wanted snakes for a birthday present, he realizes he'll need more than good intentions--he'll need courage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395732379
• ISBN13: 9780395732373
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Totally awsome book

Julian Dream Doctor takes place in a modern house with a mom a dad and two children, Julian and Huey. Julian feels as though he should do something extra special for his father's birthday.He goes through all the tricks in the book to get his Dad to tell him what in the world he desires most ,but his dad dodges every punch he throws at him.About a day latter Julians best friend and neighbor comes home from her summer vacation at the beach and joins them for lunch. After lunch Dad decides to go take a nap in the hammock thats when the kids decied to make their move Julian ask "what do you wont most for your birthday?" Dad replies with "2 snakes big one." Julian asks again in shock for his dad has never shown any intrest in snake. Dad answers with " 2 sakes big ones." Later That evening the kids go to the park in search of to snakes. They walk down the parks trail with snake catching sticks, machetti,book on snakes, and old pillow case in hand. In search of the perfect present for dad they run into a huge snak with yellow, black, and red skin with blue fangs. Julian right away that there equiptment wasnt going to be good enough to catch that monster. So they decided to go for the other two small ones in the grass not to far away from the big one. They quickly put both of them in the old pillow case until they got home. About a weak later it was time for dad's party when he gets home they all yell suprise and hand him the box. Dad begins to ope the box and ... TO READ MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT YOUR SELF !!!!!!!!!

Hilarious !!

This book is very funny.When I came to chapter 4,I laughed and laughed until my tears came rolling down my face.Whoever heard of someone telling you the meaning of brainwave is invisible waves in the air.Ha! Ha! Ha! This story is about a child named Julian,his brother and his friend named Gloria.Julian's father's birthday is near and Julian tries to figure what his father wants very much for his birthday.When his father says "Two snakes.Big ones.",they really went to the park and tried to catch two snakes.Ha! Ha! Ha! I wouldn't tell you the whole story.read this book and find out.I bet you'll laugh and laugh.This is one of the funniest books I have ever read.