Open Wide
Open Wide

Open Wide

Written and illustrated by Laurie Keller
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
AD600L
Lexile measure
Apr 1, 2003
Publication date

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From the author/illustrator of The Scrambled States of America, here is a fun-filled introduction to teeth. Before the principal’s announcements, will you all please stand and recite our pledge: ‘I pledge allegiance to this mouth and to the dentist who takes care of us. And to the gums on which we stand, strong and healthy, with toothbrushes and toothpaste for all.’ It’s time for tooth school and Dr. Flossman is excited to meet the incoming class of 32–eight incisors, four canines, eight premolars, and twelve molars, including the four wisdom teeth. There’s just so much to learn–from brushing and flossing to dentin and pulp to every student’s nightmare: tooth decay! Best read with a toothbrush in hand, this hilarious book is full of interesting facts (for instance, George Washington’s teeth were not made of wood, despite popular belief) and a classroom full of quirky characters. Young readers will laugh their way to a better appreciation for those pearly whites that beckon them to brush. And from there it’s just a short hop to flossing. This title has Common Core connections.

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      Author & Illustrator
      Laurie Keller

      Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Do Unto Otters, Arnie, the Doughnut, The Scrambled States of America, and Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, among numerous others. She grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark as a greeting card illustrator for seven-and-a-half years, until one night she got an idea for a children’s book. She quit her job, moved to New York City, and soon had published her first book. She loved living in New York, but she has now returned to her home state, where she lives in a little cottage in the woods on the shore of Lake Michigan.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780805072686
    Publication Date
    April 1, 2003
    Publisher
    Square Fish
    Original Publication Date
    May 1, 2000
    Page Count
    40
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    53473898
    Lexile® Level
    AD600L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    43940
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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