Five O'Clock Charlie
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1962

Five O'Clock Charlie

Written by Marguerite Henry · Illustrated by Wesley Dennis

An old workhorse put out to pasture refuses to be bored into retirement.

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48 pages· AD780L· AR ~5
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Bookroo's summary

Charlie is a big farm horse of 28, and he doesn't feel old at all. But his owner, Mr. Spinks, decides it is time for him to retire and turns him out to pasture. Bored and lonely, Charlie misses being useful, until he discovers a new job that only he can do. A classic picture book from Marguerite Henry with Wesley Dennis's illustrations.

From the publisher

Charlie's not old! So what if he's 28 and most people consider that a little old for a horse. When his rheumatism isn't acting up, he's as frisky as any young colt. And he's certainly not ready for retirement. Charlie can tackle any tough job that comes his way. Unfortunately, Mr. Spinks, Charlie's owner, doesn't quite agree. So he makes Charlie take a permanent, though well-deserved, vacation. Poor Charlie is bored to death! But then Charlie discovers there is something he can do. Maybe retirement isn't so boring after all!?!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
48
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD780L
AR book level
~5
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~S
Publication
Published
April 1, 1995
First published
September 1, 1962
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689718717
LCCN
94000469
OCLC
30034859

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