I Am a Backhoe
by Anna Grossnickle Hines
“Bend, hook, lift. Swoooooshhhh. Swing. Drop. I am . . . a crane truck.”... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Beginning / Early Reader
- Picture Book
Year Published 2010
Word Count 163
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 0.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 154268, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- MORE Books for Beginning Readers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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