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$899
Frederick
Ages 4–7 · 1967
Graphic Nov.
Sale price
$858
Picture Book · Graphic novel · Ages 3–7 · 1968 · Est. 6 min read-aloud
The Biggest House in the World
By Leo Lionni
A young snail learns a big house can be a burden.
4.0/5 Goodreads · 594 ratings
32 pages· 577 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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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
The author
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The fine print
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
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