My Granny Went to Market
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1995 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

My Granny Went to Market

By Stella Blackstone, Christopher Corr (Illustrator)

Grandmother's global journey turns counting into an adventure.

3.8/7 Bookroo expert·3.8/5 Goodreads · 381 ratings
24 pages· 264 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Join a child's grandmother as she embarks on a worldwide adventure, collecting treasures in quantities from one to ten. Each stop on her journey brings a new counting challenge. What will she find next?

From the publisher

A child’s grandmother travels around the world, buying things in quantities that illustrate counting from one to ten.

At a glance
Format
Pages
24
Words
264
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD600L
Themes & topics
Books about grandmaBooks about counting and numbersBooks about familyBooks about multigenerationalBooks about journeys and voyages
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'My granny went to market to buy a flying carpet.'
'Next she went to Thailand and flew down from the sky...'
'In Tokyo she found nine kites that fluttered in the breeze.'
'And I flew away to....'
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~O
Scholastic level
K
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
86024
Publication
Published
January 1, 2005
First published
January 1, 1995
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Text details
This book was typeset in Kosmik.
Illustration details
The illustrations were prepared in gouache on Fabriano paper.
Identifiers
ISBN
9781841487922

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