Open Road and Other Silly Stories

Contributor(s): Parker, Victoria (Compiled by)

ISBN: 9781482442144

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

$25.20

Pub Date: December 30, 2015

Dewey: 398.200

Lexile Code: 0860

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: 08 to 12

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 9.10" L x 6.60" W ( 0.50 lbs) 40 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

Series: Silly Stories

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000179842 ( Open Road and Other Silly Stories)

Reading level: 5.00

Interest level: LG

Point value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Through an excerpt from Kenneth Grahames The Wind in the Willows titled The Open Road, readers meet talking animals and consider life on the road. High-spirited dialogue and vivid descriptions transport readers into Grahames world of silly Toad, Mole, and Rat. Other funny tales engage readers imagination, such as The Inchcape Rock, The Cat and the Mouse and Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed, in addition to demonstrating storytelling consistent with the standards in the Common Core language arts curriculum. Full-color illustrations make each story all the more amusing and fun.

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