The Boy Who Grew Flowers
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2005 · Est. 10 min read-aloud

The Boy Who Grew Flowers

Written by Jennifer Wojtowicz and Jen Wojtowicz · Illustrated by Steve Adams

A boy's secret blooms under the full moon, changing his life forever.

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32 pages· 1,241 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud· AD920L
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Rink, a boy with a secret that makes him an outcast, grows flowers on his body during the full moon. When a new girl arrives at school, her kindness begins to transform his world. Can friendship help Rink embrace his uniqueness and change how others see him? Discover a heartwarming tale of acceptance and the power of empathy.

From the publisher

Rink is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full. In town and at school, Rink and his family are treated as outcasts although no-one knows his strange botanical secret. But one day a new girl arrives at sc

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
1,241
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD920L
Themes & topics
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'...everyone agreed the Bowagon clan was a hotbed of strange and exotic talents.'
When Rink was finally done, there on the table stood the loveliest pair of snakeskin slippers that have ever been seen this side of Black Bear Creek.'
'When Angelina heard a knock at the door, her heart flipped.'
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.7
F&P level
~V
Scholastic level
N
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
129286
Publication
Published
August 1, 2012
First published
January 1, 2005
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Text details
This book was typeset in Celestia Antiqua
Illustration details
The illustrations were prepared in acrylics on board
Identifiers
ISBN
9781846867491
LCCN
2004028584
OCLC
1045637807

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