The Gruffalo's Child
The Gruffalo's Child
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The Gruffalo's Child

Written by Julia Donaldson & illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Part of the The Gruffalo Book Series
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$7.99
$7.59
3 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
18
Words per page
AD440L
Lexile measure
Mar 1, 2007
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Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler team up again to create this funny and adorable sequel to The Gruffalo. One night, the Gruffalo’s child wanders into the woods to search for the Big Bad Mouse. But instead, she comes upon a small mouse in the woods . . . and decides to eat him! But wait, what is that? A shadow of a very large, scary creature falls on the ground. Could it be the Big Bad Mouse after all?

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animalsmicecuriositymice, hamster, guinea pigs, etc.rhyming storiesfriendshipanimal charactersbravery

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780142407547
    Publication Date
    March 1, 2007
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Original Publication Date
    September 3, 2004
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    18
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    122511003
    Lexile® Level
    AD440L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~L
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3

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