The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
This funny, original story brings four different strands into a narrative whole,... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
Year Published 2003
Word Count 32,375
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 70401
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 6

Meet-the-Author Movie with Kate DiCamillo
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Kate DiCamillo reads from The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kate DiCamillo
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teacher's Guide from Candlewick Press
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Discussion Guide from Scholastic
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Lesson Plan from Scholastic
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Graeme Malcolm
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kate DiCamillo
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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 4

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2020
Winner, 2004

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2004

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
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