The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
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Author:
DiCamillo, Kate
Narrator:
Malcolm, Graeme
Lexile measure:
670L
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Published:
Books on Tape 2007
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Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
04/24/2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780739359914
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.7, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
670

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Kate DiCamillo. (2007). The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread. Unabridged Books on Tape.

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Kate DiCamillo. 2007. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread. Books on Tape.

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Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread. Books on Tape, 2007.

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Kate DiCamillo. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2007.

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