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Title details for Spooky & Spookier by Lori Haskins Houran - Available

Spooky & Spookier

Four American Ghost Stories

by Lori Haskins Houran
Viviana Diaz
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American history mixes with legend in four classic ghost tales for Step 4 early readers: a Cape Cod ghost horse that leads ships away from danger; a portrait that protests being moved within Virginia’s Shirley Plantation museum; a Colorado miner who continued to look for love even after his bones were dumped down an outhouse hole; and a one-handed California sea captain whose ghost is still said to prowl Stinson Beach.
 
Step 4 Readers use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Step Into Reading, Level 4

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 7, 2015

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780553533972
      • File size: 49229 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780553533972
      • File size: 49229 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 360
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      September 1, 2015

      Gr 2-4-This is a collection of four ghost stories embedded within American history. Through simple text and challenging vocabulary, readers learn about a ghost horse, a skeleton that will not stay buried, a haunted painting, and a dead sea captain searching for his lost hook. The stories contain the perfect amount of scary for young elementary readers-not to be confused with the highly challenged "Scary Stories" series by Alvin Schwartz. The selections imply ghostly apparitions and question the appearance of said ghosts with thoughtful probing. The sentences are short and simple with vocabulary that is meant to be challenging but decodable. The painted illustrations add much to the stories as they show the ethereal goings-on in a colorful palette that prevents readers from being too frightened. Moreover, the illustrations are accompanied by photographs and captions of the inspiration for each of the ghost stories. These factual representations allow readers to combine fiction with nonfiction to earn a greater understanding. VERDICT A must-buy for libraries whose readers love ghost stories.-Brittney Kosev, Terra Vista Middle School, Wolforth, TX

      Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.3
  • Lexile® Measure:360
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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