Aunt Minnie and the Twister
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2002 · Est. 8 min read-aloud

Aunt Minnie and the Twister

Written by Mary Skillings Prigger · Illustrated by Betsy Lewin

A twister hits the farm, but Aunt Minnie has a plan.

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32 pages· 923 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Aunt Minnie, with her nine adopted children, faces a wild twister that disrupts their farm life. As the seasons change, Minnie's resourcefulness is tested. Can she restore order and keep her family thriving?

From the publisher

From warm-hearted storyteller Mary Skillings Prigger and award-winning illustrator Betsy Lewin comes another affectionate, humorous tale about the indomitable spinster Aunt Minnie and her nine adopted nieces and nephews. Minnie keeps her growing kids busy–they plant in the spring, harvest in the summer, and can in the fall. But when a wild twister sweeps through the farm one spring day, everything turns topsy-turvy. Luckily, Aunt Minnie knows just what to do! Evocative, rhythmic text and joyful watercolors depict the passing of seasons on a small farm and paint an affectionate portrait of a true problem solver and her spirited and loving family.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
923
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~459L
Themes & topics
Books about auntsBooks about farmsBooks about familyBooks about tornadoBooks about adoption
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.1
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
57969
Publication
Published
April 22, 2002
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780618111367

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