I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel

Illustrated by David Slonim
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3 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
15
Words per page
760L
Lexile measure
Aug 26, 2014
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You’ve never seen Hanukkah or the I Know an Old Lady story like this before . . . through hilarious takes on the world’s greatest works of art!A family drives through the snow to visit their beloved bubbe, who spreads out a Chanukah supper for everyone to enjoy. But one dish goes a little wrong: I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidelA Chanukah dreidel she thought was a bagel…Perhaps it’s fatal. Indeed, Bubbe’s first bite leads to an insatiable taste for oil, latkes, applesauce, gelt – even menorahs! But as the family tries to distract her from her gluttony, the items she devours grow ever larger. Will they be able to reconnect with her and bring her home for the last night of Chanukah – or will her feasting in fact be fatal? Beyond the joy of a Jewish take on this most American of folk songs, the illustrations here offer hilarious parodies of great works of art by da Vinci, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hopper, Rockwell, Matisse, Picasso, and other masters–adding a whole new layer of humor and culture to the familiar tune. You’ll love this old lady, and want to visit her every Chanukah for years to come.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780439915304
    Publication Date
    August 26, 2014
    Publisher
    Arthur A. Levine Books
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    15
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2013039437
    Lexile® Level
    760L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    169514
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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