Like a Shooting Star
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Picture Book · Ages 4–6 · 2017

Like a Shooting Star

By Rino Alaimo

A boy's wish sends a flightless firefly on a brave quest to reunite him with his father.

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A young boy, longing for his father's return from war, makes a heartfelt wish upon a shooting star. To his surprise, the star is a little firefly who cannot fly. Moved by the boy's hope, the firefly embarks on a daring journey to bring his father back. Will this unlikely hero succeed against all odds? Discover a tale of courage and love in this beautifully illustrated story.

From the publisher

Award-winning filmmaker and author of The Boy Who Loved the Moon. Rino Alaimo returns with an endearing tale about courage and love. When a young boy’s father doesn’t return from the war, the lonely boy wishes upon a shooting star–one that turns out to be a little firefly who, try as she might, just can’t fly. Touched by the boy’s earnest wish, the firefly undertakes a courageous journey to bring the boy’s father home. Hope, love, and the courage of an unlikely hero fill the pages of this stunningly illustrated picture book.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD600L
Themes & topics
Books about starsBooks about journeys and voyagesBooks about wishesBooks about courageBooks about nature
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.9
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
April 4, 2017
First published
January 1, 2017
Publisher
Familius
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781944822804

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