Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen • Book 2 of the Mercy Watson Series
Mercy Watson is an undeniably unusual pig. She loves hot buttered toast and moving... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Adventure
- Beginning Reader
- Humor
Year Published 2006
Word Count 2,202
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 106376
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Units of Study, Grade 1
- Benchmark Trade Books, Grade 2
- Humor
- Juvenile Collection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
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