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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2002 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
The Bones of Fred McFee
By Eve Bunting, Kurt Cyrus (Illustrator)
A toy skeleton brings eerie happenings and vanishes on Halloween night.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 354 ratings
32 pages· 435 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A brother and sister bring home a toy skeleton named Fred McFee from the harvest fair. As they hang it from a sycamore tree, strange occurrences unfold. When Halloween night arrives, Fred mysteriously disappears. What secrets does this skeleton hold, and will the siblings uncover the truth behind its vanishing act?
From the publisher
In this rhythmic story, an unsuspecting brother and sister bring a toy skeleton home from the harvest fair. They name it Fred McFee and hang it from a sycamore tree. Soon, eerie things begin to happen. And then on Halloween night, Fred vanishes!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 435
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~459L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.1
- F&P level
- ~M
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 63508
Publication
- Published
- September 1, 2005
- First published
- January 1, 2002
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780152054236
- LCCN
- 2001002414
- OCLC
- 823133016
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