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Chronicle Books LLC 2019
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 480L
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Description
This sweet book will appeal to anyone familiar with the universal tendency of young children to always ask WHY? When supervillain Doctor X-Ray swoops in threatening to vanquish an innocent crowd, the only one brave enough not to run away is a little girl, who asks him simply, "Why?" He is taken aback—but he answers. She keeps asking. And he keeps answering—until a surprising truth is uncovered, and the villain is thwarted. In this laugh-out-loud take on the small-and-determined-beats-big-loud-bully story, simple questions lead to profound answers in a quest that proves the ultimate power of curiosity.
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Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
10/01/2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781452168739
ASIN:
B07Q8BDG8W
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 1.7, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
480
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Adam Rex. (2019). Why? Chronicle Books LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Adam Rex. 2019. Why? Chronicle Books LLC.

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Adam Rex, Why? Chronicle Books LLC, 2019.

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Adam Rex. Why? Chronicle Books LLC, 2019.

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