Medio Pollito (Half-Chick)
A Mexican Folktale
Folktales from Around the World
The story of Medio Pollito, a chicken born with only half of his body, is one of inspiration and purpose. He travels to find adventure, and with the help of the wind, finds his true calling as a weather vane.
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-62323-010-4
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$36.95 |
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Category | Language Arts |
| Copyright | 2012 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | The Child's World |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Publication Date | 2011-08-01 |
| BISACS | JUV012020, JUV012030, JUV012040 |
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| Dewey | 398.20972 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 8.25 |
| Lexile | 510 |
| Guided Reading Level | K |
| ATOS Reading Level | 3.1 |
| ATOS Interest Level | LG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 146766 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Detailed maps, and Reviewed |
- Folktales
- About the Illustrator
Author: Amanda StJohn
Amanda StJohn is an author and public librarian. She is fascinated by singing frogs and animal tracks, and enjoys apricot tea and knitting.
Illustrator: Sue Todd
Sue Todd has illustrated many things, including children's books and magazines, for more than 25 years. She creates linocut prints in a yellow studio in the Toronto, Ontario home she shares with her husband and Sam the cat. Sue gets her best ideas riding around the city on her bicycle.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Folktales from Around the World from School Library Journal on November 1, 2011
Old-fashioned in the best way, each book tells a story from a particular area. To maintain the traditional feel, the tales are narrated by a storyteller, and the illustrations, which include full-page color images as well as smaller black-and-white pictures, purposefully imitate styles… View →
