Looking for the Easy Life
by Walter Dean Myers and Lee Harper
Five monkeys go in search of the easy life, but find that "easy ain't always good"... read more
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Picture Book
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,643
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 142983, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lee Harper
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lee Harper
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Author Interviews 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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