The Great American Story of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts Gang!
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2017

The Great American Story of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts Gang!

By Chloe Perkins, Scott Burroughs (Illustrator)

Part of the History of Fun Stuff series

Discover the fascinating history behind the beloved Peanuts Gang.

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48 pages
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Dive into the world of the Peanuts Gang and uncover surprising facts about their creation and legacy. From neighborhood kids voicing iconic characters to NASA's Silver Snoopy award, this book reveals the intriguing history behind Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and friends. With engaging facts and a fun quiz, young readers will become experts on these timeless characters while exploring connections to science, social studies, and math. What secrets will you uncover about this beloved comic strip?

From the publisher

Now beginning readers can learn all about Charles M. Schulz’s iconic comic strips, beloved characters, and the cartoons and movies in this nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read about the history of the Peanuts Gang! Did you know that many of the characters in A Charlie Brown Christmas were voiced by regular kids from the producer’s neighborhood? Or that Charles M. Schulz had his first sketch published at age fourteen in the local newspaper’s “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” feature? What about that NASA has an award called the Silver Snoopy for outstanding achievements related to flight safety and mission success? Become a History of Fun Stuff Expert on Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang, and amaze your friends with all you’ve learned in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! A special section at the back of the book includes Common Core-vetted extras on subjects like science, social studies, and math, and there’s even a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what they’ve learned! Learning about history has never been so much fun! (c) 2017 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
48
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
1060L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.1
F&P level
~Y
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
189818
Publication
Published
May 16, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481495530

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