It Could Always Be Worse
It Could Always Be Worse
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It Could Always Be Worse

Written and illustrated by Margot Zemach
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4 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
26
Words per page
590L
Lexile measure
Sep 1, 1990
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Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut. Because they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help. As he follows the Rabbi’s unlikely advice, the poor man’s life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly uproarious results. In his little hut, silly calamity follows foolish catastrophe, all memorably depicted in full-color illustrations that are both funnier and lovelier than any this distinguished artist has done in the past. It Could Always Be Worse is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780374436360
    Publication Date
    September 1, 1990
    Publisher
    Square Fish
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    26
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    76053895
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    52856783
    Lexile® Level
    590L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    18679
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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