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Friends
Contributor(s): Ikegami, Aiko (Author), Ikegami, Aiko (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0807525502     ISBN-13: 9780807525500
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2016
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
Dewey: E
Lexile Measure: 160
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.1" W x 10.1" (0.70 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 181457
Reading Level: 0.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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A girl from a faraway place begins her first day at school. She doesn't speak the language and she looks different. She just doesn't fit in. But one day, she makes an unexpected friend--a squirrel Then a rabbit joins them. Soon the girl's fuzzy woodland friends are followed by human ones and school becomes more fun When a surprising new student joins the class, the girl and her new friends know just how to make him feel at home.

Contributor Bio(s): Ikegami, Aiko: - Aiko Ikegami was born in Tokyo. As a child, she loved animals, drawing, and painting. She received a degree in child education and a PhD in pharmacology. After years of working as a neuropharmacologist, she left the field and decided to follow her dream of creating picture books. This is her first American picture book.