Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

Written by Pat Mora & illustrated by Raúl Colón
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$8.99
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3 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
48
Words per page
AD650L
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Aug 10, 2010
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Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children. One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Everyone is afraid, but not Flor. She wants to protect her beloved neighbors, so with the help of her animal friends, she sets off for the highest mesa to find the creature. Soon enough, though, the joke is on Flor and her friends, who come to rescue her, as she discovers the small secret behind that great big noise. The creators of Tomás and the Library Lady, Pat Mora and Raul Colón, have once again joined together. This time they present a heartwarming and humorous original tall tale–peppered with Spanish words and phrases–about a giant lady with a great big heart.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780375861444
    Publication Date
    August 10, 2010
    Publisher
    Dragonfly Books
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    48
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    Lexile® Level
    AD650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    102177
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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