The Big Book about Being Big
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2012

The Big Book about Being Big

By Coleen Murtagh Paratore, Clare Fennell (Illustrator)

Discover what it truly means to be BIG beyond size and age.

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40 pages
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Three young friends embark on a journey to understand what it truly means to be BIG. It's not about age or size, but about being healthy, imaginative, and kind. As they explore friendship and care for the Earth, they learn that true greatness lies in values, not valuables. This heartwarming tale invites readers to reflect on how they can be the biggest version of themselves every day. Join the adventure and uncover the essence of being BIG in ways that matter most.

From the publisher

A beautifully illustrated picture book with a “BIG” message, BIG is the perfect gift to celebrate all the biggest milestones in life, in the spirit of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go!Are you big yet? Follow three young friends as they figure out that being BIG isn’t measured by years, or weight, or inches. It’s being healthy. Being imaginative. Being kind and helpful. It’s being a friend to others, and a friend to the Earth. It’s being the biggest YOU you can be! Every day, in lots of little ways, readers will discover we all have the chance to be BIG!Touching on ideas such as health, citizenship, and imagination, BIG is the key to heartfelt dialogue between children and caregivers about the importance of values over valuables.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
490L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.3
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
July 2, 2019
First published
January 1, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781492696841

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