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Madicken

Astrid Lindgren

2002139 pagesabout 2–3 hours
2002
first published
  • 1962Viking Press · 139 pages · ENG
  • 1979Magnet Books · 156 pages · ENGISBN 9780416876109
  • 1980Rabén & SjögrenISBN 9789129465730
  • 1985Puffin Books · 139 pages · ENGISBN 9780140319545
  • 2007DTV Deutscher TaschenbuchISBN 9783423712699
  • 1962Viking Books for Young Readers · 139 pagesISBN 9780670478064
  • 1979Methuen Publishing Ltd · 160 pagesISBN 9780416576405
  • 1993Mammoth · 192 pagesISBN 9780749712662

The escapades of a nine-year-old Swedish girl and her younger sister, as they picnic on the woodshed roof, play Moses in the bullrushes, go for a walk on the frozen river, and celebrate Christmas.

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Reading situationRead aloud
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