A Raccoon at the White House
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Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 2018 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

A Raccoon at the White House

Written by Rachel Dougherty · Illustrated by Rachel Sanson

Part of the Tails from History series

A raccoon becomes a White House pet, but the other animals won't play with her.

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32 pages· 445 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· 580L· AR 2.8 · 0.5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

When a raccoon arrives at the White House, President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge name her Rebecca and keep her as a pet. Rebecca tries to fit in with the other animals living there, but none of them will play with her. A true story of one of the most unusual presidential pets, told as a Level 2 reader with facts at the back.

From the publisher

Dip a toe, paw, or fin into history with this fact-tastic Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series all about pets and the people who owned them! When a raccoon arrives at the White House, President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace name her Rebecca and welcome her as a pet. Rebecca tries to fit in with the other animals already living there. But none of them will play with her! What will Calvin and Grace do? Discover the story of one of the most unusual White House pets in this fact-filled Level 2 Ready-to-Read.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
445
Reading age
5–7
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
580L
AR book level
2.8
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
500191
Themes & topics
The author

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The series

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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~O
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
July 3, 2018
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534405417
LCCN
2017054383

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