Adventures of Sparrowboy
Adventures of Sparrowboy

Adventures of Sparrowboy

Written and illustrated by Brian Pinkney
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
6
Words per page
540L
Lexile measure
Jul 1, 2000
Publication date

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From Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney comes a whimsical, high-flying picture book about a paperboy’s fantastical adventure. A young paperboy Henry loves reading the comic strip “Falconman”–the superhero given flying abilities by a magical falcon. Then Henry runs across a sparrow with the same ability and suddenly takes off! Suddenly airborne, he delivers papers from above then realizes a bully is threatening his neighbors. This super-boy knows it’s up to him to take the neighborhood under his wing!

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780689835346
    Publication Date
    July 1, 2000
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    6
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    44761363
    Lexile® Level
    540L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    17289
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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