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Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 1995 · Est. 16 min read-aloud
Kashtanka
By Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Gennadii Spirin (Illustrator), Ronald Meyer (Translator)
A lost dog must choose between two families.
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32 pages· 1,992 words· Est. 16 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Kashtanka, a chestnut-colored dog, finds herself lost and taken in by a kind circus clown. As she bonds with his trained animals, she faces a heart-wrenching decision: return to her original master or embrace her new life. Will Kashtanka's loyalty or newfound happiness prevail?
From the publisher
Getting separated from her beloved master on an unfamiliar street, Kashtanka, a chestnut-colored dog, joins the household of a kindhearted circus clown and his three trained animals and is eventually forced to choose between two families.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,992
- Reading age
- 7–10
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD860L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.9
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 14421
Publication
- Published
- September 1, 1995
- First published
- January 1, 1995
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780152005399
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