Hedgie's Surprise
Hedgie's Surprise
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Hedgie's Surprise

Written and illustrated by Jan Brett
Part of the Hedgie Book Series
Hardcover
$19.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
26
Words per page
AD670L
Lexile measure
Sep 11, 2000
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Jan Brett’s beloved character Hedgie stars in this charming story about a little Tomten who gets tired of porridge for breakfast and starts stealing Henny’s eggs. But Henny wants a brood of chicks and she needs her eggs. With the help of clever Hedgie, she substitutes an acorn, a strawberry, a mushroom and finally a potato in her nest. But nothing stops that Tomten until the little hedgehog hides in Henny’s nest: when the Tomten reaches in to get his morning treat, all he gets is a handful of prickles. He runs home for porridge and never comes back again! Intricate needlepoint patterns of Scandinavian designs frame the characters reacting from the borders in this beautiful picture book set in Denmark.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780399234774
Publication Date
September 11, 2000
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers
Text Details
Text set in Palatino.
Page Count
32
Words Per Page
26
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
99020944
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
41086624
Lexile® Level
AD670L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~P
ATOS® Book Level
3.5
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
44037
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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