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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2010 · Est. 3 min read-aloud
Mannie and the Long Brave Day
By Martine Murray, Sally Rippin (Illustrator)
A girl embarks on an adventure with a mysterious box that holds the key to sunshine.
3.5/5 Goodreads · 50 ratings
32 pages· 381 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Mannie sets off on an adventure with her elephant and doll, armed with a mysterious box of secret things. As they skip down rocky roads and splash through rivers, the sun suddenly disappears. In the dark and cold, Mannie must discover what her box holds to bring back the light. What secrets lie within, and can they save the day?
From the publisher
Mannie is going on an adventure. She’s taking her favorite elephant Lilliput and her doll Strawberry Luca. And she hasn’t forgotten her special box of secret things, just in case the adventure gets adventurous. “Wait a minute! What’s in the box?” Everything they need to go skip trip skipping down the old rocky road, and splish splash splishing through the wild winding river. But then the sun hides behind a cloud, and it’s dark, cold, and quiet. “Wait a minute! What’s in the box?” Just what they need to make the sun come out and shine again.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 381
- Reading age
- 2–5
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~241L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2
- F&P level
- ~H
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 142244
Publication
- Published
- May 1, 2010
- Publisher
- Allen Unwin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781741758863
- LCCN
- 2010513675
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