No Sword Fighting in the House
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2007 · Est. 9 min read-aloud

No Sword Fighting in the House

Written by Susanna Leonard Hill · Illustrated by True Kelley

Boys joust on cows, flattening mom's daffodils before a contest.

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32 pages· 1,055 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud· 520L
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Bookroo's summary

Art and Lance, forbidden from indoor swordplay, take their antics outside, jousting on cows. Chaos ensues when their bovine steeds trample their mother's prized daffodils just before the contest. Can they fix the mess before it's too late?

From the publisher

After being told not to sword fight in the house, Art and Lance move to the backyard where they begin jousting on cows, but even there the boys manage to get into trouble as they flatten their mother’s daffodils just before the big daffodil contest.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
1,055
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
520L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
112404
Publication
Published
December 14, 2006
First published
January 1, 2007
Publisher
Holiday House
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780823419166
LCCN
2005052533
OCLC
61456726

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