The Old Red Rocking Chair
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1992

The Old Red Rocking Chair

Illustrated by John Sandford

A rocking chair's journey through a neighborhood transforms it into something new.

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32 pages· AD680L

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Bookroo's summary

Follow the journey of a well-loved rocking chair as it travels through a neighborhood, finding new life and purpose with each owner. From a cozy seat to a tiny footstool, discover how this simple object connects a community and returns to its original owner, transformed yet familiar. What stories does it carry, and how does it change those who use it?

From the publisher

An old rocking chair is recycled through a neighborhood, broken down bit by bit as young and old find various uses for it, until it ends up as a tiny footstool in the hands of the original owner.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD680L
Themes & topics
The illustrator

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.4
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
January 1, 1992
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780590605007

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