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Crossing

Crossing

By Philip E. Booth, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.1

Lexile Measure®: Not Available

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: NR

Genre

  • General Nonfiction
  • Poetry and Rhymes

Theme/Subject

  • Culture and Diversity

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About This Book

The citizens of a small town have their lives interrupted while a freight train passes through. To pass the time, the kids count the different types of train cars. Philip Booth's "Crossing," which originally appeared in the book "Letter from a Distant La

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Philip E. Booth
Booth has received numerous grants and is a Fellow of the Academy of American Poets.
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Bagram Ibatoulline
Bagram Ibatoulline was born in Russia and educated at the Moscow State Academic Art Institute. He has illustrated many books for children, including The Adventures of Marco Polo by Russell Freedman, Crow Call by Lois Lowry, and The Granddaughter Necklace by Sharon Dennis Wyeth. Bagram lives in Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania.
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