Nelly Takes New York
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2019

Nelly Takes New York

By Allison Pataki, Marya Myers, Kristi Valiant (Illustrator)

Part of the Big City Adventures series

Is there a giant apple hidden in New York? Nelly and her dog search to find out.

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Nelly, a curious New Yorker, embarks on a whimsical quest with her dog, Bagel, to uncover the mystery of why her bustling city is called the Big Apple. As they navigate the vibrant streets, filled with the sounds and smells of urban life, they wonder if a giant apple is truly hidden somewhere. Join Nelly on her playful adventure through the city she thought she knew, and discover if the Big Apple holds more secrets than meets the eye. Could the answer be hiding in plain sight?

From the publisher

The Big Apple may be hiding in the place you least expect it in this spunky introduction to the best parts of New York. Nelly lives in New York, the greatest city in the world. Every morning, she wakes up to the rumble of the subways and the honking of cars. Every morning, she can smell the food cart downstairs and hear the rat-a-tat-tat of the street musicians outside. Every morning, she goes outside to be in the city she knows like the back of her hand—or does she? One morning, Nelly and her dog Bagel decide to find out what New York is really about—or more specifically, why a city that has nothing to do with apples is the Biggest Apple of them all. Could there really be a giant apple somewhere in New York? And where is it hiding?

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
650L
Themes & topics
Books about dogsBooks about lifestylesBooks about city and town lifeBooks about New York
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.2
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
May 14, 2019
First published
January 1, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534425040

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