The Salamander Room
The Salamander Room
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The Salamander Room

Written by Anne Mazer
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3 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
13
Words per page
AD440L
Lexile measure
Mar 1, 1994
Publication date

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Illus. in full color. Brian finds a salamander and takes him home. “Wherewill he sleep?” asks his mother. Her “inquiries are answered with imaginativesolutions that will be familiar to all those who have tried to convince aparent to let them have a pet. Johnson’s lush, shadowy paintings depict eachaddition to the cumulative scenario as Brian’s cozy bedroom is graduallytransformed into a dark green forest that overflows the pages as the fantasybecomes more elaborate. This is a beautifully designed mood piece.”– “SchoolLibrary Journal. “

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780679861874
    Publication Date
    March 1, 1994
    Publisher
    Dragonfly Books
    Original Publication Date
    January 16, 1991
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    13
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    90033301
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    30404985
    Lexile® Level
    AD440L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~L
    ATOS® Book Level
    3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    9793
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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