The Secret Birthday Message
The Secret Birthday Message

The Secret Birthday Message

Written and illustrated by Eric Carle
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
390L
Lexile measure
May 23, 1972
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It is Tim’s birthday. Instead of a package, Tim gets a mysterious letter – written in code! Tim – and the reader – are off, following the clues. And at the end of the treasure hunt is a wonderful birthday surprise!

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      Author & Illustrator
      Eric Carle

      Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. He is best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, From Head to Toe, and The Grouchy Ladybug. Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote. He has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter, and divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina. Mr. Carle opened the celebrated Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Northampton, MA, to feature both his work and that of other esteemed children’s book artists.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780064430999
    Publication Date
    May 23, 1972
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Original Publication Date
    May 23, 1986
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lexile® Level
    390L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~K
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~2.7

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