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$999
The Moffats
Ages 8–11 · 1941
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$1697
Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1943 · Est. 25 min read-aloud
Many Moons
By James Thurber, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator)
A princess demands the moon. Can she get it?
4.1/5 Goodreads · 5,573 ratings
48 pages· 3,122 words· Est. 25 min read-aloud
Bookroo's summary
A little princess desires the impossible: the moon. Her quest challenges those around her, leading to unexpected solutions and whimsical adventures. Will her wish be fulfilled, or is it just a dream?
From the publisher
A wise tale of a little princess who wanted the moon and got it.
“Grown-ups themselves will find the book hilariously funny. . . . The lovely, squiggly illustrations in color are exactly right.”–The New Yorker
Awards
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 48
- Words
- 3,122
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~701L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.5
- F&P level
- ~Q
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 5483
Publication
- Published
- September 9, 1960
- First published
- January 1, 1943
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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