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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
1981-01-01
Page Count
192
Publisher
Harper and Row
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9780061905858
Lexile
NP
Themes
fantasy

A Light in the Attic

Written and Illustrated by Shel Silverstein
This volume of Shel Silverstein's illustrated poetry presents a cast of characters including Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. Readers find out the consequences when a Mountain snores and Somebody steals your knees.
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A Light in the Attic: Word Search

After reading A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein use this printable and Word Search puzzle to...
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A Light in the Attic

Celebrate National Poetry Month in April (or any time of the year) with this downloadable activity...
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A Light in the Attic: Teaching Guide

Whether you’re reading Shel Silverstein’s poems with your students, using his books to celebrate...
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Love That Book: Carmen at the Book Store

Carmen takes viewers along for a visit to the wonderful Little Shop of Stories bookstore in Decatur...
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A Light in the Attic: Backward Bill Animated Read Aloud

Shel Silverstein, creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up...
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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
poetry
Copyright Year
1981-01-01
Page Count
192
Publisher
Harper and Row
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9780061905858
Lexile
NP
Themes
fantasy
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