The Hundred Penny Box
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Michael’s great-great-aunt Dew was a hundred years old, and she kept an old box filled with pennies, one for each birthday. Michael loved to sit at her feet and count out the pennies while Aunt Dew told the story behind each one. Michael’s mother wanted to throw out the old box and buy a new one. But Aunt Dew said, “Anybody takes my hundred penny box, take me.” And for his love for Aunt Dew, Michael knew he had to try to save the hundred penny box that contaiend all the stories of her life.
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Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon, a husband-and-wife team, created more than 100 book and magazine covers together as well as interior artwork. The Dillons won the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and 1977 In 1978 they were the runners-up for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children’s illustrators, and were the U.S. nominee again in 1996.
Diane Dillon is known throughout the world as one of the greatest children’s talents of our time. For 58 years she collaborated with her husband, artist Leo Dillon, until his death in 2012. They are known for their multicultural books, including a significant body of African American books, which earned them a list of awards, including two Caldecott Medals, the NAACP Image Award, numerous Coretta Scott King Awards, several Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, and honorary doctorates.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780756967864
- Publication Date
- October 5, 2006
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning
- Page Count
- 47
- Words Per Page
- 125
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 7 - 9 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 148745516
- Lexile® Level
- 700L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 320
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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