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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2009 · Est. 9 min read-aloud
Princess Hyacinth
By Florence Parry Heide, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
A princess floats away, defying gravity and royal constraints. Can she find freedom or will she drift too far?
3.9/5 Goodreads · 1,527 ratings
48 pages· 1,047 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Princess Hyacinth has an unusual problem: she floats. Weighed down by jewels and pebbles, her life is anything but ordinary. One day, she seizes the chance to float freely with a balloon, only to drift away when the balloon man loses his grip. As she soars higher, a boy named Boy and his kite might be her only hope. Will Hyacinth find the freedom she craves, or will she be lost to the skies forever? Discover a whimsical tale of adventure and unexpected friendships.
From the publisher
Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers. Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her socks, and force her to wear a crown encrusted with the heaviest jewels in the kingdom to keep her earthbound. But one day, Hyacinth comes across a balloon man and decides to take off all her princess clothes, grab a balloon, and float free. Hooray! Alas, when the balloon man lets go of the string . . . off she goes. Luckily, there is a kite and a boy named Boy to save her.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 48
- Words
- 1,047
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 600L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.4
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 131626
Publication
- Published
- March 1, 2016
- First published
- September 22, 2009
- Publisher
- Dragonfly Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780553538045
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