The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
by Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright, and Barry Moser
In this playful homage to Charles Dickens, Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2011
Word Count 36,642
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 145948, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Taverns (Inns)
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Cats
- Victoria, 1837-1901
- Mice
- Great Britain
- Taverns (Inns)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Cats
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.
- Cats--Fiction
- Cheshire Cheese (Inn)--Fiction
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Mice--Fiction
- Cheshire Cheese (Inn)
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Carmen Agra Deedy about The Cheshire Cheese Cat
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Carmen Agra Deedy
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Barry Moser
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carmen Agra Deedy
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Barry Moser
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Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Carmen Agra Deedy
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Interview with Carmen Agra Deedy
Created by Fairfax Network
Interview with Carmen Agra Deedy
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Randall Wright
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Interview with Barry Moser
Created by Harold D. Underdown
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2013
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Discussion & Activity Guide from Peachtree
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Katherine Kellgren
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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2012
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2011
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