The Real Thief
What's The Real Thief About
Another classic story from William Steig, the Caldecott and Newbery Medal-winning creator of Shrek!, The Real Thief follows a good-natured goose accused of stealing who must uncover the true culprit for the crime. Gawain is a loyal and true goose serving as chief guard of the royal treasury. He’d been happy enough with his life at home tending his garden and making sketches of architectural masterpieces. Now he’s being charged with stealing from the treasury. Gawain is certain of his innocence, but he can’t prove it. Will the real thief come forward to save Gawain, or will he live in exile forever?
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William Steig’s drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 1930. He also wrote and illustrated books for children, most recently his memoir, When Everybody Wore a Hat. His other books include Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Abel’s Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books; Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa; Pete’s A Pizza; and Zeke Pippin.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780312371456
- Publication Date
- October 2, 2007
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1973
- Page Count
- 64
- Word Count
- 8944
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 7 - 10 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 174053007
- Lexile® Level
- 960L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~W
- ATOS® Book Level
- 6.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 286
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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