Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
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Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me

Written by Daniel Beaty & illustrated by Bryan Collier
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$18.99
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5 - 6
Reading age
40
Page count
11
Words per page
~420L
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Dec 17, 2013
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Every morning, I play a game with my father.He goes knock knock on my doorand I pretend to be asleeptill he gets right next to the bed.And my papa, he tells me, “I love you.” But what happens when, one day, that “knock knock” doesn’t come? This powerful and inspiring book shows the love that an absent parent can leave behind, and the strength that children find in themselves as they grow up and follow their dreams.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316209175
    Publication Date
    December 17, 2013
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    11
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 6 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~420L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~L
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    163083
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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