Blueberries for Sal

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Paperback
Author: Robert McCloskey
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publish Date: September 1976
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.1
EAN: 9780140501698

Overview

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal’s mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers’ hearts since its first publication in 1948.

“The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside.”–School Library Journal, starred review.

Details

Pages: 64
Dimensions: 7 x 8.7 x 0.4 in
Lexile Score: 600
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 014050169X

Awards

1949 Caldecott Medal - Honor Book (Picture Book)