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Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale

By Verna Aardema, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 2.8

Lexile Measure®: 450L

DRA: 28

Guided Reading: M

Genre

  • Westerns

Theme/Subject

  • Animals

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About This Book

When Rabbit steals his honey and repeatedly tricks him, Lion complains that rabbit is making a monkey out of him.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney has been illustrating children's books since 1964, illustrating over one hundred titles and has been the recipient of five Caldecott Honor Medals, a Caldecott Medal, and five The New York Times "Best Illustrated Books".
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