Mrs. Chicken and the hungry crocodile
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Published
New York : H. Holt, 2003.
ISBN
9780805070477, 0805070478, 9781250046734, 1250046734
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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.

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Acorn Public Library District - Juvenile StacksJ 398.2 PAYOn Shelf
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Bensenville SD#2 - Johnson School - Picture BooksE PAYEOn Shelf
Bloomingdale Public Library - Juvenile Non-FictionJ 398.2 PAYOn Shelf
Chicago Heights Public Library - Juvenile StacksjE PayeOn 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
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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