Mrs. Chicken and the hungry crocodile
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Published
New York : H. Holt, 2003.
ISBN
9780805070477, 0805070478, 9781250046734, 1250046734
Status
Description
When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acorn Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J 398.2 PAY | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile Display | J 398.2096662 PAY | On display |
Bensenville SD#2 - Johnson School - Picture Books | E PAYE | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction | J 398.2 PAY | On Shelf |
Chicago Heights Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | jE Paye | On Shelf |
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More Details
Published
New York : H. Holt, 2003.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780805070477, 0805070478, 9781250046734, 1250046734
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 2.3, 1 Points
Level 2.3, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
470
Notes
General Note
Published in paperback: Square Fish, 2014.
General Note
"A version of this story was previously published in Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert, illustrated by Ashley Bryan, by Fulcrum Publishing, Inc., Golden, Colorado, 1998."
Description
When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.
Target Audience
AD470L Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 72 (high) Semantic demand: 71 (high) Syntactic demand: 59 (medium) Structure demand: 76 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.3 0.5 70036.
Awards
Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book, 2004.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Paye, W., Lippert, M. H., & Paschkis, J. (2003). Mrs. Chicken and the hungry crocodile (First edition.). H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paye, Won-Ldy, Margaret H. Lippert and Julie Paschkis. 2003. Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile. New York: H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paye, Won-Ldy, Margaret H. Lippert and Julie Paschkis. Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile New York: H. Holt, 2003.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Paye, W., Lippert, M. H. and Paschkis, J. (2003). Mrs. chicken and the hungry crocodile. First edn. New York: H. Holt.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Paye, Won-Ldy., Margaret H Lippert, and Julie Paschkis. Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile First edition., H. Holt, 2003.
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