Blueberries for Sal
Author: Robert McCloskey
Illustrator: Robert McCloskey
Interest Level:
K-2
Lexile Framework:
890L
Grade Level Equivalent:
3.8
Guided Reading Level:
M
Age:
4-7
Genre:
Classics, Animal Stories
Subject:
Parents, Animal Babies and Parents, Country Life
In this classic picture book, little Sal becomes so involved in her blueberry picking, she doesn't notice that she's following the wrong mother — an equally startled mother bear!
"Amusing and suspenseful and entirely childlike in appeal." — Booklist
"The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside." — School Library Journal, starred review
Full-color illustrations.
Caldecott Honor Book





