Wolf Story
Wolf Story
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Wolf Story

Written by William McCleery & illustrated by Warren Chappell
Part of the The New York Review Children's Collection Book Series
Hardcover
$16.95
$15.97
5 - 9
Reading age
88
Page count
610L
Lexile measure
Sep 11, 2012
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This irresistible book is about: a father; his five-year-old son, Michael (intelligent, crafty, addicted to stories); Michael’s best friend Stefan (stalwart listener, equally addicted to stories); and, well–what else?–a story. Oh, and a wolf. It is as Michael always demands: a Wolf Story, which begins one night at bedtime and spins wildly on through subsequent bedtimes and Sunday outings to the beach and park in a succession of ever more trickily tantalizing episodes. Waldo the wolf is sneaking up on Rainbow the hen, when Jimmy Tractorwheel, the son of the local farmer, comes along. After that, there’s no knowing what will happen next, as while stalled in traffic jams or nodding off at night, the boys chime in and the story races on and Waldo finds, if not necessarily dinner, his just desserts. First published in 1947 and wonderfully illustrated by Warren Chappell, William McCleery’s Wolf Story is a delicious treat for fathers and sons and daughters and mothers alike.

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birdswolvesfamilyinspired by classic literaturefarm animalsfather-son relationshipswolves, coyotes, and wild dogsstorytelling

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781590175897
    Publication Date
    September 11, 2012
    Publisher
    NYR Childrens Collection
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1947
    Page Count
    88
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    5 - 9 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2012010395
    Lexile® Level
    610L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    60724
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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