Counting Crows
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2015 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

Counting Crows

Written by Kathi Appelt · Illustrated by Rob Dunlavey

Crows must outsmart a hungry cat eyeing them as snacks.

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40 pages· 215 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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Three crows, draped in red scarves, embark on a snacking spree, counting their way to a dozen treats. But their feast is interrupted by a lurking cat, eyeing them as its next meal. Can these clever crows escape becoming the cat's dinner? Dive into this whimsical counting adventure to find out!

From the publisher

Help hungry crows avoid a feline foe in this clever concept book from the author of The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp and The Underneath. One, two, three, crows in a tree, bedecked in red scarves and hungry as can be. So they fly out of their nest with snacking in mind, and snack they do. Snack one, snack two, snack three–all the way to a dozen! But before they have time to complain about bellyaches, they have a bigger problem: a cat has been eyeing them…as potential snacks! Can these well-fed crows become well-FLED crows? Read and find out in this counting book from Newbery Finalist and two-time National Book Award Nominee Kathi Appelt, with spot-on illustrations from Rob Dunlavey. It’s the cat’s meow!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
215
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD390L
Themes & topics
Books about birdsBooks about catsBooks about counting and numbersBooks about crows
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.7
F&P level
~K
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
173483
Publication
Published
March 3, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442423275

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