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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1985-01-01
Page Count
224
Publisher
Puffin Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780142410110
Lexile
740L
Themes
fantasy

The Witches

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Grandmama loves to tell her grandson about witches. They especially hate children, and love to cast terrifying spells over them. Her grandson listens closely, but he is not prepared when he meets the Grand High Witch herself.
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Unique Characters Activity Guide for 3-5

This activity guide supports books with unique characters for grades 3-5.

MY FAVORITES
Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1985-01-01
Page Count
224
Publisher
Puffin Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780142410110
Lexile
740L
Themes
fantasy
Additional Book Resources
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Simone Visits the Museum

Written by Dr. Kelsi Bracmort
Simone always wants to go, get out, and explore! It’s Saturday, and she is about to get her wish...
2nd - 5th
20679

Gertie Gorilla's Glorious Gift

Written by Barbara deRubertis
Gertie Gorilla is going to a birthday party―and she has a grand, great, glorious gift! But when the...
K - 3rd
15536

John Henry: An American Legend

Written and Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
The story of John Henry and how he used his hammer to lay railroad tracks across prairies and...
Pre-K - 2nd

AAALLIGATOR!

Written by Judith Henderson and Illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier

When a hungry alligator moves to their town, the residents want him out . . . until they get to know...

Pre-K - 2nd
15118

Blackout

Written and Illustrated by John Rocco
Using the blackout of 2003 as inspriation, the author follows a fictional family on a hot summer...
Pre-K - 1st
18622

Lisa the Lollipop Fairy (Rainbow Magic—The Sugar & Spice Fairies)

Written by Daisy Meadows
Fairy fans will adore this whimsical and lighthearted chapter book series, with a special fairy at...
2nd - 3rd
20948

Bob and Otto

Written by Robert O. Bruel
Bob and Otto do best-friend kinds of things together--eating leaves, digging, playing--until the day...
Pre-K - 3rd
16734

Zabajaba Jungle A Picture Book

Written by William Steig
The Zabajaba Jungle is amazing. Its flora and fauna are like nothing ever seen before. Leonard is...
Pre-K - 3rd
15435

Rickshaw Girl

Written by Mitali Perkins and Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
Naima lives in Bangladesh with her father, a rickshaw driver, and her mother, a homemaker. She wants...
2nd - 5th

Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened

Written by Emily Blejwas

A poignant story of a boy picking up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father...

4th - 7th
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Miss Hickory

Written by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Miss Hickory is a doll made of an apple-wood twig and a hictory nut. Life is uneventful until her...
3rd - 7th
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Would You Rather Be a Princess or a Dragon?

Written by Barney Saltzberg
Some little ones want to be princesses; others want to be dragons. The message of this book is that...
Pre-K - 2nd