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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1998 · Est. 3 min read-aloud
A Summery Saturday Morning
By Margaret Mahy, Selina Young
A chaotic Saturday morning adventure unfolds with unexpected twists.
3.7/5 Goodreads · 188 ratings
32 pages· 302 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
On a sunny Saturday, children and their pets embark on a lively adventure. Despite plans going awry, the group—featuring two dogs, a cat, and geese—finds joy in the chaos. What surprises await them on this unpredictable day?
From the publisher
We take the dogs down the wiggly track, The wiggly track, the wiggly track. One dog’s white and the other dog’s black On a summery Saturday morning.In Margaret Mahy’s lively read-aloud romp, lots of things don’t go quite as planned on one summery Saturday morning. But the children, dogs, cat, and even the geese seem to enjoy themselves, as will any adult and child who share this lighthearted picture book, cheerfully illustrated with Selina Young’s boisterous illustrations.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 302
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~381L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.7
- F&P level
- ~K
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 31569
Publication
- Published
- May 1, 1998
- First published
- January 1, 1998
- Publisher
- Viking Juvenile
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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