How I Spent My Summer Vacation
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1995 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

By Mark Teague

Part of the Dragonfly Books series

A boy's summer tale involves cowboys and a daring stampede rescue.

3.8/7 Bookroo expert·3.9/5 Goodreads · 704 ratings
32 pages· 415 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary

Wallace Bleff's summer story is anything but ordinary. Instead of visiting Aunt Fern, he claims to have been swept away by cowboys, learning to ride broncos and rope cattle. His wild adventure culminates in a heroic act, saving Aunt Fern's barbecue from a stampede. Is it all just a tall tale, or did Wallace truly live the cowboy life? Dive into this humorous and action-packed western fantasy to find out!

From the publisher

A schoolboy tell his class about his summer vacation, during which he joined a group of cowboys and stopped a cattle stampede.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
415
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~401L
Themes & topics
Books about summerBooks about cowboys and cowgirlsBooks about culture
What readers & critics say

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3.8

out of 7

3.8

How I Spent My Summer Vacation is an imaginative read from a little boy names Bleff (that was a name I've never heard before) who tells in class how he spent his summer being adopted into a band of cowboys. The book has some clever rhyming, and the little boy saves the day when he uses a red tablecloth to steer the stampeding cows away. I'm not sure there's a particular lesson to draw from the book--perhaps, be creative and solve problems.

Lemony Snickers

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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.8
F&P level
~L
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
17533
Publication
Published
April 5, 1997
First published
January 1, 1995
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780517885567

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