Maxie
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Picture Book · Ages 3–+ · 1970

Maxie

Written by Mildred Kantrowitz · Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

A lonely older woman decides nobody needs her, until one quiet morning proves otherwise.

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36 pages· 650L· AR ~4.2
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Bookroo's summary

Maxie lives alone with her cat and canary in a city apartment and keeps the same small routines every day. Convinced that no one needs her, she stays in bed one morning, and discovers how many of her neighbors have quietly depended on her all along.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
36
Reading age
3–99+
Audience
Picture
Lexile
650L
AR book level
~4.2
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
October 1, 1984
First published
January 1, 1970
Publisher
Macmillan
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780027493900
LCCN
80015289
OCLC
16190553

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