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I Dream of a Journey

Akiko Miyakoshi, illustrated by Akiko Miyakoshi, Cathy Hirano

A small-town hotel owner welcomes travelers from many places and enjoys hearing their stories. Some guests become friends over the years, yet the innkeeper privately longs to travel far beyond his hotel and see the world himself. Anthropomorphic animal characters inhabit the story, shown in soft-textured drawings. The book contrasts the owner’s daily life of meeting visitors with his secret wish for distant journeys and unfamiliar places.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
AD590L
ATOS Book Level
3.8
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
O
Themes
Friendship · Imagination · Travel · Work And Careers
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Published
March 3, 2020
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9781525304781
Language
English
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