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Age Range
5 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1985-10-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
K - 4th
ISBN
9780671667450
Lexile
AD450
Themes
food
children's humor

Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup

Written and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Embarrassed to introduce his friend to his old-fashioned Italian grandmother, a young boy gains a new appreciation of her when he finds how well she and his friend get along.

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Age Range
5 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1985-10-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
K - 4th
ISBN
9780671667450
Lexile
AD450
Themes
food
children's humor
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