Now One Foot, Now the Other
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This touching story about a young boy coping with his grandfather’s disability has long been one of Tomie dePaola’s most popular picture books. Now, for the first time, it is available in a larger format, full-color edition–perfect for family sharing. Readers of all ages will love to watch Grandpa Bob teach Bobby to walk, and how Bobby returns the favor when Bob has a stroke, all in beautifully rich full color.
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Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142401040
- Publication Date
- June 1, 2006
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1981
- Page Count
- 48
- Words Per Page
- 22
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 71124651
- Lexile® Level
- 470L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~M
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 35979
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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