Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
by Greg Pizzoli
A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015... read more
15 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2015
Word Count 2,722
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1230L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 172595, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Criminals
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
- Swindlers and swindling
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Lustig, Victor, 1890-1947--Juvenile literature
- Lustig, Victor
- Swindlers and swindling--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
- Criminals--Biography--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Greg Pizzoli
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 4

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Elementary Selection, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2015

Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2021
Selection, 2015
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