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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2005 · Est. 9 min read-aloud
A Gift of Gracias
By Julia Alvarez, Beatriz Vidal (Illustrator)
A dream of oranges may save Maria's failing farm. Who is the mysterious lady?
3.8/5 Goodreads · 134 ratings
40 pages· 1,126 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Maria's family faces ruin after their olive crop fails on a new island colony. A dream of a mysterious lady and trees bearing oranges offers hope. As they plant seeds that could save their farm, Maria wonders about the lady's identity and if she'll ever meet her again. Can a dream truly change their fate?
From the publisher
After their olive crop fails, Maria fears that her family will have to abandon their farm on the new island colony. Then, one night she dreams of a mysterious beautiful lady shrouded by trees with branches hung with hundreds of little suns. They are oranges like the ones Maria’s parents once ate in their homeland, Valencia, Spain. That very day Maria and her family plant the seeds that soon yield a magnificent orange grove and save the farm. But who was the mysterious lady who appeared in her dream and will Maria ever find her again?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1,126
- Reading age
- 3–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD670L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.5
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 102062
Publication
- Published
- October 11, 2005
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780375824258
- LCCN
- 2004025397
- OCLC
- 816831439
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