The Bad Seed
by Jory John and Pete Oswald • Part of the The Food Group Series
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Humor
- Picture Book
Year Published 2017
Word Count 476
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 390L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 190573, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Seeds--Fiction
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Manners & Etiquette
- JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- Humorous stories
- Seeds
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Conduct of life
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
- Behavior--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | General
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Anna Dewdney Read Together Award, 2017-2023
Finalist, 2023

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