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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2009 · Est. 5 min read-aloud
A Balloon for Isabel
Written by Deborah Underwood · Illustrated by Laura Rankin
Isabel defies rules to get a forbidden balloon on Graduation Day.
32 pages· 572 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· AD510L
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Bookroo's summary
Isabel dreams of having a balloon on Graduation Day, but porcupines like her are banned from getting one. Determined not to settle for a dull bookmark, she hatches a daring plan. Will Isabel's quest for a balloon lead to chaos or triumph? Discover the lengths she'll go to defy expectations and achieve her dream.
From the publisher
Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect. More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day–everyone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = TroubleBut Isabel isn’t going to settle for another boring bookmark. She has a plan. . . .
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 572
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD510L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.8
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.8
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 136701
Publication
- Published
- April 27, 2010
- First published
- July 14, 2009
- Publisher
- Greenwillow Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780061779879
- LCCN
- 2009018759
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