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Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?

by Shel Silverstein

A rhinoceros is for sale! A child describes all of the things the rhinoceros is good for, including imitating a shark at the beach, helping grandmothers with donuts, and opening soda cans. Shel Silverstein's clever text and illustrations bring across the

Ages: 6, 7, 5
Interest Level: Grades K - 2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7
Lexile Measure: 320L
DRA: 24
Guided Reading: K
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Number of Pages: 64
Genre: Animal Stories, General Fiction

About the Author

Shel Silverstein The many books of Shelby Silverstein are perennial favorites with children, who find his poems, and the cartoonish drawings that accompany them, deliriously funny.