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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1990 · Est. 37 min read
Esio Trot
By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
A shy man tries to win the heart of his neighbor by making her tortoise grow bigger
3.7/5 Goodreads · 49,111 ratings
96 pages· 4,322 words· Est. 37 min read
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Bookroo's summary
Mr. Hoppy adores Mrs. Silver, but her heart belongs to Alfie, her pet tortoise. Too timid to confess his feelings, Mr. Hoppy devises a cunning scheme to capture her attention. Will his unusual plan succeed in winning Mrs. Silver's affection, or will it all backfire? Discover how a simple tortoise becomes the key to love in this charming tale of unexpected romance and clever plots.
From the publisher
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else—Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn’t even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver’s attention. If Mr. Hoppy’s plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman’s heart is through her tortoise.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 96
- Words
- 4,322
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 840L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.4
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 10772
Publication
- Published
- January 22, 2009
- First published
- September 3, 1990
- Publisher
- Viking Books For Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142413821
- OCLC
- 234448428
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