The Pied Piper of Hamelin

A German Folktale

Folktales from Around the World
  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

The town of Hamelin is being overrun by rats! A mysterious traveling piper has the power to rid the town of the pests, but when he is cheated out of his payment, he gets revenge.

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978-1-62323-011-1
$36.95
Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Fiction
Category Language Arts
Copyright 2012
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2011-08-01
BISACS JUV012020, JUV012030, JUV012040
Dewey 398.20943
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.25 x 8.25
Lexile 600
Guided Reading Level M
ATOS Reading Level 3.5
ATOS Interest Level LG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 146770
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Detailed maps, and Reviewed
  • Beginning of Text
  • Folktales
  • About the Illustrator
Author: Amanda StJohn

Illustrator: Dianna Bonder

Dianna Bonder has been illustrating children's books for the past 12 years. Dianna lives in her very own far away fairy tale place, called Gabriola Island just off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Her days are filled with laughter and art with her two daughters, two cats and two dogs.

Reviews

A noteworthy review of Folktales from Around the World from School Library Journal on November 1, 2011

Old-fashioned in the best way, each book tells a story from a particular area. To maintain the traditional feel, the tales are narrated by a storyteller, and the illustrations, which include full-page color images as well as smaller black-and-white pictures, purposefully imitate styles… View →