The Fortune-Tellers
The Fortune-Tellers
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The Fortune-Tellers

Written by Lloyd Alexander & illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
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$15.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
28
Words per page
~720L
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Sep 30, 1992
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After revealing the future to a young carpenter, a fortune-teller disappears, and the young man attempts to fill the shoes of the real seer, with hilarious results for himself and the villagers, in an African tale set in a small Cameroonian town.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780525448495
    Publication Date
    September 30, 1992
    Publisher
    Dutton Juvenile
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    28
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~720L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    6360
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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