Poppy and Ereth
Poppy and Ereth

Poppy and Ereth

Written by Avi & illustrated by Brian Floca
Book #7 in the Poppy Stories Series
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$9.58
8 - 12
Reading age
240
Page count
120
Words per page
620L
Lexile measure
Jun 9, 2020
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The sixth book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian FlocaHas Ereth lost Poppy forever?Poppy, a deer mouse, has spent the long winter curled up inside her tree snag home in Dimwood Forest. When the ground thaws and life returns to the woods, Poppy sets out in search of excitement.Suddenly, swooped up by Luci the bat, Poppy is flying high over the forest. Meanwhile, Poppy’s best friend, Ereth the grumbling porcupine, who was with Poppy when she vanished, is convinced that she has died. He sets out to give her the best funeral ever.Can Poppy find her way out of the bats’ cave to set Ereth straight and return home after the adventure of a lifetime?

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      Author
      Avi

      Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado.

      Illustrator
      Brian Floca

      Brian Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He attended college at Brown University, where he double majored in art and history, cartooned for the school newspaper, and took classes down College Hill at the Rhode Island School of Design. One of his instructors at RISD was author and illustrator David Macaulay, who introduced him to author Avi. That led to a collaboration with Avi and editor Richard Jackson on the graphic novel City of Light, City of Dark. From there, he went on to illustrate additional stories by Avi and other authors, to continue studying art (including an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York), and to write and illustrate books of his own.Brian’s books include Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Avi’s Poppy and Ereth, Patricia MacLachlan’s The True Gift, and, Ballet For Martha, a picture book by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. He’s working now on his next book as author and illustrator. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780061119712
    Publication Date
    June 9, 2020
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2009
    Page Count
    240
    Words Per Page
    120
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    620L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    131227
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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