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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1994
The Rattlebang Picnic
By Margaret Mahy, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
A chaotic family picnic leads to unexpected adventures.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 181 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Join the McTavish family as they embark on a wild picnic adventure up Mt. Fogg. With seven lively kids, a quirky granny, and a car barely holding together, chaos is inevitable. Will they make it to their destination, or will the journey itself become the real adventure? Discover the surprises that await this spirited family on their unforgettable outing.
From the publisher
Jack McTavish and his wife, Marion McGillicuddy, pack their seven rambunctious children, the cat and dog, a wind-up hippo and inflatable tadpole, and Granny McTavish and her homemade rock-hard pizzas in their rattletrap car for an eventful picnic.
At a glance
- Format
- Library Binding
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD860L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.5
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 11387
Publication
- Published
- September 1, 1994
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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