The First Thing My Mama Told Me
The First Thing My Mama Told Me
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The First Thing My Mama Told Me

Written by Susan Marie Swanson & illustrated by Christine Davenier
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$16.00
$14.88
3 - 7
Reading age
40
Page count
18
Words per page
~511L
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May 1, 2002
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When I was born, the first thing my mama told me was my name. Lucy remembers lots of things about her name. When she was two, Uncle David painted it on her step stool. When she was three, she scribbled it on the floor with an orange crayon. When she was four, she ate her very own plate of L-U-C-Y pancakes, one letter at a time. Lucy is seven now. She can reach the sink without a stool, and she doesn’t write on the floor anymore. But her name still goes with her everywhere. Lucy loves her name–and she loves Mama and Dad, who chose it just for her.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780152010751
    Publication Date
    May 1, 2002
    Publisher
    Harcourt Children's Books
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    18
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~511L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    57768
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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