Micawber
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2002 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

Micawber

Written by John Lithgow · Illustrated by C. F. Payne

A city squirrel who loves the art museum secretly becomes a painter himself.

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40 pages· 523 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· ~820L· AR 5.3 · 0.5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

Micawber, a squirrel in Central Park, adores the paintings he glimpses at the art museum. When he sees an artist copying the masters, he stows away in her paint box and, while she sleeps, paints masterpieces of his own to hang in his home. Told in rhyming verse.

From the publisher

Author of the New York Times Bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Marsupial Sue

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
40
Words
523
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~820L
AR book level
5.3
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
64461
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~S
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
October 1, 2005
First published
September 1, 2002
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689835421
LCCN
2001020919
OCLC
61724134

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