| Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes: Ready-To-Read Level 1 Contributor(s): dePaola, Tomie (Author), dePaola, Tomie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1481481355 ISBN-13: 9781481481359 Publisher: Simon Spotlight OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2017932248 |
| Lexile Measure: 420 |
| Series: Strega Nona Book |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 190158 Reading Level: 1.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discover brand-new stories about Strega Nona, by acclaimed author and illustrator Tomie dePaola, in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read series that's perfect for beginning readers Strega Nona is excited The tomatoes in her garden are ripe, and she picks enough to fill a basket. She wants to give twenty-four tomatoes to the convent, and counts them out on the kitchen table. She is in the middle of counting when Signora Goat starts to eat the laundry. While Strega Nona is outside, Big Anthony sees the tomatoes and wants to help. Poor Big Anthony. He puts the tomatoes back in the basket |
Contributor Bio(s): dePaola, Tomie: - Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award), among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That's My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire. Visit him online at Tomie.com and TomiesBlog.Blogspot.com. |