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A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White

Barbara Herkert

This picture-book biography follows Elwyn White from a childhood marked by illness and an imagined friendship with a bold house mouse. Nervous about starting kindergarten, he misses the farm and its animal companions. His interest in the world beyond home leads him to record his thoughts in a journal. The book traces the early experiences of the writer later known for Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
770L
ATOS Book Level
4.1
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
610
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
R
Themes
Animals · Medicine And Health · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published
October 24, 2017
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781627792455
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2018Biography and Autobiography
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