A Big Guy Took My Ball!
A Big Guy Took My Ball!
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A Big Guy Took My Ball!

Written and illustrated by Mo Willems
Book #19 in the Elephant and Piggie Series
Hardcover
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6 - 8
Reading age
64
Page count
3
Words per page
~51L
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May 21, 2013
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Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In A Big Guy Took My Ball! Piggie is devastated when a big guy takes her ball! Gerald is big, too…but is he big enough to help his best friend?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781423174912
    Publication Date
    May 21, 2013
    Publisher
    Hyperion Books for Children
    Page Count
    64
    Words Per Page
    3
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    6 - 8 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~51L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~B
    ATOS® Book Level
    1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
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    158336
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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