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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2003-01-01
Page Count
36
Publisher
Chronicle
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9780811864831
Lexile
540
Themes
counting
mexican traditions

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book

Written and Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
When the trickster Senor Calavera comes to Grandma Beetle’s house and demands that she leave with him at once, she puts him off by saying, “Just a minute.” She then counts down all the chores she has left to do. Reading along, children learn how to count in English and Spanish while enjoying a tale steeped in Mexican tradition.
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MY FAVORITES
Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2003-01-01
Page Count
36
Publisher
Chronicle
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
9780811864831
Lexile
540
Themes
counting
mexican traditions
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