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The Money Tree

The Money Tree

By Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.2

Lexile Measure®: 900L

DRA: 28

Guided Reading: L

Genre

  • General Fiction

Theme/Subject

  • Culture and Diversity
  • Plants and Flowers
  • Resourcefulness

Reading Quiz Programs

SRC! Quiz

About This Book

In summer the leaves on the strange tree growing in Miss McGillicuddy's yard are harvested by many people, but when Miss McGillicuddy thinks about needing firewood for the winter, she realizes the tree may have another use.

About the Authors or Illustrators

David Small
David Small won the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustration of "So You Want to Be President", written by by Judith St. George. Small works with watercolor, pen and ink, and pastel. His trademark attention to small details begs readers to pore over his work again and again.
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