Frederick (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780394810409)

Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is celebrating its fiftieth birthday

Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers.

"A splendid achievement." --School Library Journal, starred review

"In Frederick, a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from that--and that we need not live by bread alone " --Eric Carle

Author: Leo Lionni
ISBN-10: 0394810406
ISBN-13: 9780394810409
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/12/1967
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 11.07h x 9.22w x 0.35d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6064 / Frederick (English)


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 - Superior,Well Above Average