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Picture Book · Ages 6–8 · Est. 7 min read-aloud
The Giant Jelly Bean Jar
By Marcie Aboff, Paige Billin-Frye (Illustrator)
Can Ben find his voice to win the jelly bean riddle challenge?
4.0/5 Goodreads · 78 ratings
32 pages· 847 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Ben dreams of winning a jar of jelly beans at Jo-Jo's shop by solving a riddle. Despite knowing the answers, his fear of speaking holds him back. With his sister's encouragement, can Ben find his voice and claim the sweet prize? Discover how courage and a little help can turn dreams into reality.
From the publisher
Ben loves jelly beans, and every week he goes to Jo-Jo’s Jelly Bean Shop hoping to guess the riddle that will win him a whole jar full of them. He always knows the answer to the riddle, but he has never won the prize. It’s hard to speak out loud in front of so many people, but with a little help from his sister, Ben finally learns to say what he’s thinking.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 847
- Reading age
- 6–8
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Lexile
- ~329L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.4
- F&P level
- ~J
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 76160
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2013
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780613898010
- OCLC
- 54108257
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