Candy Corn Contest (Kids of Polk Street School)

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It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.

Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He ...

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Overview

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.

Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones.

What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?

Richard looks forward to the Candy Corn contest in Ms. Rooney's class, but he can't resist sneaking just a few pieces.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780440410720
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 1/28/1984
  • Series: Kids of the Polk Street School Series , #3
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 80
  • Sales rank: 109,997
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 260L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.36 (w) x 7.66 (h) x 0.23 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 17, 2013

    This is a good book

    My mom doesn't usally alow me to read books like this not that there's anything wrong with this book though I love it but I think no mater how old you are you can read books like this

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    Posted February 23, 2012

    Great

    Its super i love it i remember when i did it in kindergarden

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