Purple Kangaroo
Purple Kangaroo
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Purple Kangaroo

Written by Michael Ian Black & illustrated by Peter Brown
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
630L
Lexile measure
Dec 29, 2009
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The monkey narrator in this humorous picture book gaurantees that he can READ YOUR MIND. What begins as a simple request to imagine the most spectacular thing in history turns into the story of a roller-skating, bubble-blowing purple kangaroo searching for his dear friend Ernesto on the moon. So by the time you finish this book, there’s no chance you will be thinking of anything BUT the purple kangaroo.

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Book Details

ISBN
9781416957713
Publication Date
December 29, 2009
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page Count
32
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2008003534
Lexile® Level
630L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
Est. ATOS® Book Level
~4.1

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