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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1988
The Baker's Dozen
By Heather Forest, Susan Gaber (Illustrator)
A baker's greed risks his business until generosity changes everything.
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32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
A colonial baker, driven by greed, faces the brink of ruin. As he grapples with his dwindling business, an unexpected lesson in generosity offers him a chance at redemption. Can he embrace the joy of giving before it's too late? Discover the transformative power of kindness in this captivating retelling of how thirteen became a baker's dozen.
From the publisher
In this retelling of a colonial tale about how thirteen became a baker’s dozen, a greedy baker almost loses his business before he discovers the joys of giving.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 850L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~5.4
- F&P level
- ~T
Publication
- Published
- August 27, 1993
- First published
- September 1, 1988
- Publisher
- Voyager Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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