Meet the Barkers
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2001

Meet the Barkers

Written by Tomie dePaola

Part of the The Barker Twins series

Two siblings navigate school, balancing gold stars and friendships.

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96 pages· AD490L
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Bookroo's summary

Morgie and Moffie embark on their school adventure, eager to learn and make friends. Moffie excels in class, earning gold stars, while Morgie shares his love for dinosaurs, gaining new friends. As the week unfolds, they discover the importance of balancing achievements with friendships. Will they find harmony in their school life and embrace both success and camaraderie?

From the publisher

Morgie and Moffie can’t wait to start school! They buy backpacks and pencil boxes, and off they go. Moffie, who knows the answers to all of the teacher’s questions, gets a lot of gold stars. And Morgie, who likes sharing his dinosaur book, makes two new friends. But by the end of the week Morgie and Moffie help each other to understand that it’s important to both get gold stars and make new friends. And they agree that they love school!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD490L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.4
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
52866
Publication
Published
July 28, 2003
First published
July 9, 2001
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142500835
LCCN
000055355
OCLC
53026941

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