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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1997 · Est. 10 min read-aloud
Anansi Does the Impossible!
Written by Verna Aardema · Illustrated by Lisa Desimini
Discover a vibrant tale with sounds that leap off the page.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 237 ratings
32 pages· 1,290 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Anansi, a clever spider, faces a daunting challenge: retrieve a python, a fairy, and hornets to win back the world's stories from the Sky God. Can he outsmart the impossible?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,290
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 630L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.2
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 17504
Publication
- Published
- September 1, 1997
- Publisher
- AtheneumAnne Schwartz Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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