Barn Dance!
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 1986 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Barn Dance!

By Bill Martin Jr, John Archambault, Ted Rand (Illustrator)

Part of the Reading Rainbow Book series

A boy follows mysterious music to a midnight barn dance. Who's playing?

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32 pages· 476 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Under a full moon, a curious boy hears a mysterious voice calling him to the barn. Drawn by the enchanting music and rhythmic dance, he sneaks out to discover who could be hosting a secret barn dance at night. What awaits him in the shadows?

From the publisher

In an old farmhouse, bathed in the light of a full moon, a young boy creeps to his bedroom window and looks outside. Was that a voice he just heard, or the hooting of an owl? There it is again: Come a little closer…Come a little closer…Listen to the night…There’s music in the air… Beckoned by the voice, the boy sneaks downstairs, out the door, and walks toward the barn. As he gets closer he hears the sweet sound of a country fiddler and the rhythmic thumping of dancing feet. But who could possibly be having a barn dance in the middle of the night?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
476
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~511L
Themes & topics
Books about danceBooks about farm animalsBooks about performing artsBooks about country life
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.4
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
9756
Publication
Published
September 15, 1988
First published
September 15, 1986
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780805007992

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