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The Cow Who Climbed a Tree

Gemma Merino

Tina is a curious cow with a strong interest in discovery, but her three sisters dismiss her unusual ideas as impossible. They react that way when she imagines space travel and again when she tells them she has met a friendly flying dragon. The next morning, Tina is absent from breakfast, so her sisters leave the farm to look for her. Their search takes them beyond familiar surroundings, where they discover Tina parachuting with a pig and a penguin while the dragon flies nearby.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
281L
ATOS Book Level
2.2
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
327
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
I
Themes
Adventure · Animals · Courage · Curiosity
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Published
March 1, 2016
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9780807512982
Language
English
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