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Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile

Series: Bill and Pete

by Tomie dePaola

"A delightful romp down the Nile .... Fresh and funny...the story has laughs aplenty". -- Booklist

Ages: 6, 7, 5
Interest Level: Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1
Lexile Measure: 560L
DRA: 28
Guided Reading: M
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Comedy and Humor

About the Author

Tomie dePaola Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1934. At age 4, he knew he wanted to become a writer and an illustrator. His mother was an avid book lover and read to him and his brother often. As a child, dePaola would illustrate the books his mother read to him.