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Board Book · Ages 0–3 · 2016 · Est. 2 min read-aloud
Little Blue Truck's Halloween
By Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illustrator)
Part of the Little Blue Truck series
A girl follows a giant chicken into a mysterious adventure.
16 pages· 230 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Anyaugo wakes to a giant chicken's shadow and follows it into her kitchen, sparking a whimsical adventure in Nigeria. As the New Yam Festival looms, she must determine if this mischievous creature is friend or foe. Can she protect the festival's feast, or will the chicken's antics ruin everything? Discover the truth behind the giant chicken and the surprises it holds in this enchanting tale.
From the publisher
What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door? Go and investigate, of course! When Anyaugo follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a fun-filled adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. Is the mischievous giant chicken a friend or a foe? More importantly, will Anyaugo be able to save the food for the New Yam Festival the next day?
At a glance
- Format
- Board book
- Pages
- 16
- Words
- 230
- Reading age
- 0–3
- Audience
- Board
- Lexile
- 300L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.8
out of 7
5.8
“My little boys adore this version of Little Blue Truck. I love that it has a simple and fun Halloween theme (without being too spooky) and that it has fun lift-the-flaps.”
B is for Bookworm
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 1.3
- F&P level
- ~J
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 182636
Publication
- Published
- July 5, 2016
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Board Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780544772533
- LCCN
- 2016448795
- OCLC
- 1139645418
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