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Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 1998 · Est. 17 min read-aloud
The Dog That Called the Pitch
By Matt Christopher, Daniel Vasconcellos (Illustrator)
Part of the Harry the Dog series
A boy and his dog find an umpire who hears their thoughts.
3.5/5 Goodreads · 24 ratings
38 pages· 2,127 words· Est. 17 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Mike and his telepathic dog, Harry, are stunned when the new baseball umpire can hear their secret mental chats. As games unfold, they must navigate this unexpected connection. Can they trust him, or will their secret be exposed?
From the publisher
Mike and his dog Harry, the Airedale with ESP, are shocked to discover that the new umpire for Mike’s baseball games can hear their mental conversations.
At a glance
- Format
- Library Binding
- Pages
- 38
- Words
- 2,127
- Reading age
- 5–7
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Lexile
- 530L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.3
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 25275
Publication
- Published
- February 1, 2010
- First published
- April 1, 1998
- Publisher
- Norwood House Pr
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781599533537
- LCCN
- 2009039294
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