Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
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Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story

Written by Cynthia Rylant
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$18.99
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5 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
37
Words per page
830L
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Sep 1, 1997
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In Appalachia each Christmas, a boy named Frankie waits beside the tracks for the Christmas Train, which will bring presents to the children who live in coal towns and hollows. Year after year, Frankie hopes that one particular gift – one very special gift – will be tossed to him from that train. And it is this enduring hope that will guide him to the true meaning of the season. Cynthia Rylant’s story about expectation and the transforming power of kindness first appeared in her acclaimed collection Children of Christmas. Now gloriously illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet with watercolor paintings of glistening trains and snow-covered hills, it shines all the more brightly.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780531300510
    Publication Date
    September 1, 1997
    Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    37
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    96053876
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    36138403
    Lexile® Level
    830L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    31561
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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