The mermaid's purse
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Published
New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Status
Main Library - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Polacco, P
1 available
Oliver La Farge - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Polacco, P
1 available
Southside - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Polacco, P
1 available

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Published
New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2016].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.3, 1 Points
Lexile code
NC
Lexile measure
750

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Young Stella loves books so much, her books begin to take over the farmhouse. "Why, Stell, you need your own library to hold those books," her pa tells her, so he and the neighbors build her one! She calls it "The Mermaid's Purse," since the midwife said Stella was born in one. Stella opens the Purse to her neighbors and travels around the countryside, sharing her books door-to-door. Not everyone gives them a chance at first, like grouchy Pig Ears Lonsberry. But farmer Dunkle sure changes his mind when information in a book saves his sick sheep. Eventually, everybody comes to love the Mermaid's Purse -- so when a tornado destroys it, scattering Stella's precious books far and wide, the whole community rallies to help. Based on the life of beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polaccos own amazing grandmother, this wonderful celebration of reading and community is as exhilarating as it is heartwarming.
Target Audience
Ages 5-8.
Target Audience
NC750L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,4.3,0.5,186704.

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