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Title details for The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins - Available

The Doorbell Rang

by Pat Hutchins
Suzanne Toren
Audiobook
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Sam and Victoria are about to sit down to eat a plate of their mother's cookies when suddenly the doorbell rings. As visitors come in and the doorbell keeps ringing, Sam and Victoria see their six cookies apiece growing fewer and fewer — until the last ring of the doorbell.

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 22, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781430115489
      • File size: 2121 KB
      • Duration: 00:04:25

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 1.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 340
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 1

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This classic story, which helps young children visualize the concept of division through the sharing of cookies with a crowd, is always enjoyed by emerging readers for its simple and repetitive text. Here, with Suzanne Toren's no-nonsense narration, we hear those patterns and repetitions even more clearly. Toren also does an incredible job with the characters of the children, who help to express the disappointment, then annoyance, that each child feels as more kids arrive, dividing the cookies even further. Having the doorbell for the page-turning signal adds a realistic touch. A good choice for children learning to read. W.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 12, 1986
      Victoria and Sam are just sitting down to a plateful of Ma's cookies when the doorbell rings, and two of their friends arrive to share the feast. The doorbell rings again and again and each time the number of cookies per person dwindles until at last there is only one cookie per person and . . . the doorbell rings again! (Luckily, it's Grandma arriving with reinforcements.) Hutchins's quirky illustrations nicely depict her suspenseful tale; the characters have an unusually authentic feeling and convey a strong sense of family. The book is, of course, a mini-lesson in short division. But don't tell any kidsthe arithmetic is so subtly incorporated into the story that they need never know it's there.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 23, 1989
      Ma's cookies prove irresistible not only to her offspring but to their many friends; the treats dwindle at an alarming rate with each new arrival. PW praised ``Hutchins's quirky illustrations,'' which ``nicely depict her suspenseful tale.'' Ages 4-8.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:1.9
  • Lexile® Measure:340
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:1

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