The Biggest House in the World
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1968 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

The Biggest House in the World

Written by Leo Lionni

A young snail learns a big house can be a burden.

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32 pages· 577 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud· AD690L
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Bookroo's summary

A young snail dreams of the largest, most beautiful shell. His father shares a cautionary tale of another snail whose grand ambitions led to unexpected burdens. Will he choose adventure over grandeur?

From the publisher

Illus. in full color. A young snail realizes that a big house might be adisaster for him. “The translucent color of the pictures and the simplicity ofthe text make a perfect combination.”– “Book World. “

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
577
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD690L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4
F&P level
~P
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
29362
Publication
Published
August 12, 1973
First published
March 12, 1968
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780394827407
LCCN
68012646
OCLC
38196246

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