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Beauty and the Beast

by J. Elizabeth Mills Illustrated by Barbara Lanza

Beauty lives with her father and two older sisters until she is forced to live with the Beast. When the Beast allows Beauty to visit her family for a short time, he is in danger of dying. Beauty finally agrees to marry the Beast and hopes she can save his life.

Ages: 6, 7, 5
Interest Level: Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.6
Lexile Measure: 480L
DRA: 16-18
Guided Reading: K
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Fairy Tales, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Dictionaries, Reference, Series