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    Little Lucy

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    Author Ilene Cooper
    Illustrated by John Kanzler
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    $5.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    6"W x 9"H x 0.15"D  
    On sale Jul 12, 2011 | 48 Pages | 9780375867606
    Grades K-3
    Reading Level: Lexile 350L | Fountas & Pinnell K
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    Learn to read with Ilene Cooper's adorable beagle puppy, Lucy!

    Lucy likes to run. She likes to bark. She likes to chew and howl. But when Bobby and his family take her to a lake, she finds out there's one thing she doesn't like—the water!

    Step 3 (Reading on Your Own) is for children who are ready to read independently. Step 3 titles have stories with easy-to-follow plots and engaging characters.
    For over 20 years, Ilene Cooper has been writing both fiction and nonfiction books for children, including The Golden Rule, Jack: The Early Years of J.F.K., and her chapter books (Absolutely Lucy) and early readers (Little Lucy) about a beagle named Lucy. She is also the children’s books editor at ALA Booklist magazine. View titles by Ilene Cooper
    John Kanzler is an illustrator of children's books whose titles include Little Lucy, Paul Bunyan: My Story, and The Sundown Kid: A Southwestern Shabbat. He lives in western Massachusetts.  View titles by John Kanzler
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      Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award

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    Learn to read with Ilene Cooper's adorable beagle puppy, Lucy!

    Lucy likes to run. She likes to bark. She likes to chew and howl. But when Bobby and his family take her to a lake, she finds out there's one thing she doesn't like—the water!

    Step 3 (Reading on Your Own) is for children who are ready to read independently. Step 3 titles have stories with easy-to-follow plots and engaging characters.

    Author

    For over 20 years, Ilene Cooper has been writing both fiction and nonfiction books for children, including The Golden Rule, Jack: The Early Years of J.F.K., and her chapter books (Absolutely Lucy) and early readers (Little Lucy) about a beagle named Lucy. She is also the children’s books editor at ALA Booklist magazine. View titles by Ilene Cooper
    John Kanzler is an illustrator of children's books whose titles include Little Lucy, Paul Bunyan: My Story, and The Sundown Kid: A Southwestern Shabbat. He lives in western Massachusetts.  View titles by John Kanzler

    Awards

    • NOMINEE
      Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award

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