Chapter book · Fiction
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
About the book
Mercy, a pig who loves hot buttered toast, accidentally saves the day when her owners' bed starts falling through the floor.
Reading notes
Short chapters, generous color illustrations, and slapstick humor make it a strong bridge to chapter books.
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Book details
- Author
- Kate DiCamillo
- Illustrator
- Chris Van Dusen
- First published
- 2005
- Suggested ages
- Ages 5–8 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Developing reader
- Topics
- humor, animals
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780763645045 · Candlewick Press, 2009 · paperback
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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