Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World
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What do you do when you lose a tooth? Delightful descriptions and cheerful art celebrate the surprising things that children do around the world when they lose a tooth. When you lose a tooth, do you put it under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy? In Botswana, children throw their teeth onto the roof. In Afghanistan they drop their teeth down mouse holes. From Egypt to Venezuela, Spain to Korea losing a tooth is an exciting milestone that’s honored with unique traditions. Discover the variety of customs from every corner of the globe in this charming picture book by Selby B. Beeler with whimsical illustrations by G. Brian Karas.
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G. Brian Karas has illustrated more than ninety children’s books, including two by Megan McDonald about Ant and Honey Bee; Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle; and Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. G. Brian Karas lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780618152384
- Publication Date
- September 24, 2001
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 87
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 97046042
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 37992827
- Lexile® Level
- AD540L
- Scholastic Level
- H
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 71289
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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