Thunder and Cluck. Friends do not eat friends
(Graphic Novel)

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Author

Esbaum, Jill

Contributors

Thompson, Miles (Illustrator), illustrator.

Published

New York : Simon Spotlight, 2021.

ISBN

9781534486522 (hardcover), 1534486526 (hardcover), 9781534486515 (paperback), 1534486518 (paperback), 9781646979820 (Penworthy prebound), 1646979826 (Penworthy prebound), 9781713766803 (FollettBound), 1713766809 (FollettBound), 9781518273902 (Paw Prints), 9781424282401

Lexile measure

GN 290L

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2026 Monarch Book Award
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E READERS ESBAUM
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Subjects

LC Subjects

Comics (Graphic works)
Dinosaurs -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.
Dinosaurs -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Humorous comics.
Illustrated works.
Readers (Publications)

Local Subjects

Monarch Award, 2026 -- Nominee.

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Format

Graphic Novel

Edition

Simon Spotlight edition.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Accelerated Reader

LG
Level 1.7, 1 Points

Lexile code

Lexile measure

290

Notes

Other Title

Friends do not eat friends

Description

Big, scary, and hungry Thunder the dinosaur wants to chase and chomp Cluck, a small but brave dinosaur, but Cluck has decided that they will be friends.

Target Audience

Ages 4-6. Simon Spotlight.

Target Audience

Grades K-1. Simon Spotlight.

Target Audience

GN290L Lexile

Target Audience

Decoding demand: 38 (low) Semantic demand: 65 (high) Syntactic demand: 27 (low) Structure demand: 81 (very high) Lexile

Study Program Information

Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.7 0.5 513467.

Awards

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Esbaum, J., & Thompson, M. (2021). Thunder and Cluck. (Simon Spotlight edition). Simon Spotlight.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Esbaum, Jill and Miles (Illustrator), Thompson. 2021. Thunder and Cluck. Simon Spotlight.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Esbaum, Jill and Miles (Illustrator), Thompson. Thunder and Cluck. Simon Spotlight, 2021.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Esbaum, J. and Thompson, M. (2021). Thunder and cluck. Simon Spotlight edn New York: Simon Spotlight.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Esbaum, Jill, and Miles (Illustrator) Thompson. Thunder and Cluck. Simon Spotlight edition, Simon Spotlight, 2021.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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