Bibliograph

Type

Label

The worm whisperer, Betty Hicks ; illustrated by Ben Hatke

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

560, LexileElementary Grade

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The worm whisperer

Oclc number

793421748

Responsibility statement

Betty Hicks ; illustrated by Ben Hatke

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 3.7, 4.Reading Counts, 3-5, 3.2, 9.

Summary

Ellison Ellis Coffey, a lonely fifth-grader, discovers he might have the special gift of talking to bugs and decides to use his ability to win his town's annual Woolly Worm Race

Table Of Contents

I'm not dead -- The spider dance -- Faking funny -- I'm a rock -- Caterpillar castle -- A promise and a problem -- Woolly worm food -- Magic caterpillar mud -- All God's creatures -- Rescue -- Chores, child labor, training -- Frass is freaky -- Missing -- Violets for victory -- Home improvements -- Gone -- Alice's caterpillar collection -- Back in business -- On your mark, get set, go! -- Pooped? -- Nose to nose -- A cure -- A secret for spring

Target audience

pre adolescent

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