Digging for Dinos
Digging for Dinos

Digging for Dinos

Written by Jessica Young & illustrated by James Burks
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5 - 7
Reading age
80
Page count
21
Words per page
500L
Lexile measure
Feb 23, 2016
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Meet Haggis and Tank–two dogs with BIG imaginations!This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Haggis and Tank’s big imaginations take them on a search for real live dinosaurs! They build a nest for dino eggs and play baseball with a triceratops. But then the ground starts shaking. Is a T-rex chasing Haggis and Tank? Or could something else be headed their way? This series is full of clever wordplay and homophones that make Haggis and Tank’s adventures even more fun!

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      Author
      Jessica Young

      Jessica Young’s award-winning picture book My Blue is Happy (2013) was included on the 2014 Bank Street College of Education’s Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults list and the Texas Library Association’s 2014 “2 x 2 Reading List,” and was chosen to represent Tennessee on the Library of Congress/Center for the Book’s 2013 “52 Great Reads” list. Finley Flowers is her first chapter book series. Jessica grew up in Ontario, Canada and currently lives in Nashville, Tenn. with her family, where she teaches elementary and middle school art.

      Illustrator
      James Burks

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780545818889
    Publication Date
    February 23, 2016
    Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
    Original Publication Date
    February 23, 2016
    Page Count
    80
    Words Per Page
    21
    Audience
    Early Reader
    Reading Age
    5 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2015011356
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    940941184
    Lexile® Level
    500L
    Scholastic Level
    M
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    181531
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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