King of the Playground
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1991 · Est. 7 min read-aloud

King of the Playground

Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · Illustrated by Nola Langner Malone

A boy faces his playground bully. Will courage or fear prevail?

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32 pages· 876 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud· 500L
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Kevin loves the playground, but Sammy, the self-proclaimed king, makes it a nightmare. Threatened with wild tales of cages and bears, Kevin confides in his dad. One day, he musters the courage to confront Sammy. Will Kevin stand his ground or retreat? Can he overcome the fear and reclaim his joy?

From the publisher

Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. And Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy says, he will do awful, terrible things to him. Kevin tells his dad what Sammy says and they talk it over. And then one day Kevin gets his courage up and goes to the playground even though Sammy says he can’t come in. Even though Sammy tells him to go home. Even though Sammy says he will put Kevin in a cage with bears in it. Will Kevin stay, or will he go home? How will he deal with Sammy?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
876
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
500L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.6
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
31081
Publication
Published
January 1, 1994
First published
January 1, 1991
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689718021
LCCN
93025125
OCLC
28257746

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