Thunder Cake
by Patricia Polacco
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse.... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 1990
Word Count 1,079
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 6014, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Great Books About Grandparents
- Sample: Bookworms
- Sample: CKLA Kindergarten Season/Weather
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