Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
Written by Angela Shelf Medearis & illustrated by Daniel Minter
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7 - 10
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40
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38
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610L
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Sep 1, 2000
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In an African village live seven brothers who make family life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread. If they fail, they will be turned out as beggars.
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Daniel Minter has illustrated eleven books for children including Ellen’s Broom, which received a Coretta Scott King Illustration Honor. He lives in Portland, Maine.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780807573167
- Publication Date
- September 1, 2000
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman and Company
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 38
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 7 - 10 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 149273789
- Lexile® Level
- 610L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 44105
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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