The Boy Who Loved to Draw
The Boy Who Loved to Draw
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The Boy Who Loved to Draw

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4 - 7
Reading age
48
Page count
41
Words per page
610L
Lexile measure
Jun 23, 2003
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When Benjamin West was seven years old, the only thing in the world he wanted to do was draw pictures. For a time, that got him into a peck of trouble. Papa wasn’t pleased when Benjamin “borrowed” his best quill pen. Mama wasn’t happy that Benjamin would rather sketch the cows than milk them. And Grimalkin, the family cat, was not keen on being the source for paintbrush hairs! Truth was, there was nothing Benjamin cared more about than art, and that led him to some surprising adventures. Here, in lively easy-to-read words and vivid pictures, is the engaging true story of Benjamin West, the farmboy from colonial Pennsylvania who grew up to become the first world-famous American artist and a friend to Benjamin Franklin and the king of England.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780618310890
    Publication Date
    June 23, 2003
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1984
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    41
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    9705183
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    815655695
    Lexile® Level
    610L
    Scholastic Level
    M
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    34644
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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