Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale
Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale
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Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale

Written by Jan Carr & illustrated by Ethan Long
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6 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
580L
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Mar 5, 2009
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It’s the moment all the punctuation marks have been eagerly awaiting: assignment time, There are plenty of open positions for apostrophes as contractions soon there’s only one job left–for a possessive–and only one apostrophe to fill it: non other than Greedy Apostrophe. It’s not long before his greed gets out of hand, and he jumps into signs where he doesn’t belong. What will it take to put Greedy Apostrophe back in his place? This clever and zany language arts picture book will have kids eager to learn the tricks of using an apostrophe.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780823422050
    Publication Date
    March 5, 2009
    Publisher
    Holiday House
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    6 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2006012114
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    259254074
    Lexile® Level
    580L
    Scholastic Level
    N
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    113952
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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