Messy Bessey
Messy Bessey

Messy Bessey

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5 - 7
Reading age
31
Page count
140L
Lexile measure
May 1, 2001
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A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own.Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Bessey finally cleans up her messy room.

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      Author
      Patricia C. McKissack

      PATRICIA MCKISSACK is one of the most acclaimed authors writing for children today. She has written many award-winning books, including Never Forgotten, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book; Porch Lies, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book; The Dark Thirty, a Newbery Honor Book; Let My People Go, recipient of the NAACP Image Award; and Mirandy and Brother Wind, a Caldecott Honor Book. Her other books include The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll, Goin’ Someplace Special, and Precious and the Boo Hag. Patricia and her husband, Frederick McKissack, are the recipients of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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      Dana Regan

      Dana Gustafson Regan is a children’s book author and illustrator. She has written 10 books and illustrated more than 80 titles for a variety of publishers including Random House, Penguin, Scholastic, HarperCollins and Grosset & Dunlap.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780516270036
    Publication Date
    May 1, 2001
    Publisher
    Childrens Press
    Original Publication Date
    October 1, 1987
    Page Count
    31
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    99022472
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    40954161
    Lexile® Level
    140L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~E
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~1.4

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