Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo
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Abiyoyo

Written by Pete Seeger & illustrated by Michael Hays
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4 - 8
Reading age
48
Page count
11
Words per page
470L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 1994
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A young boy and his father save the town that ostracized them from a hungry giant in this picture book adaptation of a South African lullaby and folk story. In a small town, one young boy loves walking around playing the ukulele, but the people get tired of the clink, clunk, clonk and beg him to stop while covering their ears! The boy’s father has a magic wand he uses to make things disappear, like a playing card or a glass of water–or a chair just as someone’s about to sit. The townspeople have had quite enough of the boy’s noise and the father’s tricks and drive them from the town. But then the giant called Abiyoyo comes to town and starts gobbling up everything in sight. If they work together, can the magician and his son make this very big problem disappear?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780689718106
    Publication Date
    January 1, 1994
    Publisher
    Aladdin Paperbacks
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    11
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    93025730
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    28504537
    Lexile® Level
    470L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~M
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    9751
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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