Outside Over There
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With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin’s bride.
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Maurice Sendak was born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and he remains the only American ever awarded this honor. In 1983, Sendak received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, given in recognition of his entire body of work. He also received a 1996 National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution of arts in America. He illustrated over 80 books. He died May 8, 2012.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780060255237
- Publication Date
- April 22, 1981
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1981
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lexile® Level
- AD940L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~V
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~6.2
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