Book Resume
for Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell and Corinna Luyken
Professional book information and credentials for Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse.
- Grade Levels:*
- Grades PK-2
- Word Count:
- 648
- Lexile Level:
- 600L
- ATOS Reading Level:
- 3
- Genre:
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Year Published:
- 2018
15 Subject Headings
The following 15 subject headings were determined by the U.S. Library of Congress and the Book Industry Study Group (BISAC) to reveal themes from the content of this book (Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse).
- Schools
- Empathy
- Honesty
- Poverty--Fiction
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Empathy--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Picture books
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Poverty
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1 Book Awards & Distinctions
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Primary Source Statement on Creating Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse
Corinna Luyken on creating Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse:
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Citation: Luyken, Corinna. "Meet-the-Author Recording | Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse." TeachingBooks, https://library.teachingbooks.net/bookResume/t/63689. Accessed 24 December, 2025.
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