| The Candy Corn Contest Contributor(s): Giff, Patricia Reilly (Author), Sims, Blanche (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 044041072X ISBN-13: 9780440410720 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1987 Annotation: It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 85023382 |
| Lexile Measure: 490 |
| Series: Kids of the Polk Street School (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.15 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Thanksgiving |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5211 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess. Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones. What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out? |