When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation
When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation
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When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation

Written by Tim Tingle & illustrated by Stacey Schuett
Hardcover
$16.95
$15.76
4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
25
Words per page
530L
Lexile measure
Dec 21, 2006
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Maybe you think you know the story of the big race between Rabbit and Turtle. Think again! In this story from the Choctaw People, Tim Tingle shows that it was not being slow and steady that won Turtle the big race, it was those feathers!!!

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780874837773
    Publication Date
    December 21, 2006
    Publisher
    August House Publishers
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    25
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2006026841
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    71044437
    Lexile® Level
    530L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    114939
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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