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Stone Soup

Stone Soup

by Ann McGovern Illustrated by Winslow Pinney Pels
Whimsical illustrations and text with helpful repetition describe how a young vagabond gets an old lady to feed him by making soup from a stone. Through the boy’s clever ways, the lone ingredient is soon joined by onions, carrots, beef bones, and more. Part of the Easy-to-Read Folktale series.
Ages
6, 7, 5
Interest Level
Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent
2.1
Lexile Measure
480L
DRA
18-20
Guided Reading
J
Publisher
Tandem Library
Book Type
Cumulative Tale
Genre
Classics, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

About the Author and Illustrator

Ann McGovern Ann Mc Govern has been writing children's books for over 35 years. Her works include Sone Soup and the educational If You Lived.... series.

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