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The Little Lame Prince
Maria Dinah Craik, aka Miss Mulock

The Little Lame Prince and his Travelling Cloak (often published under its shorter title The Little Lame Prince) is a story for children written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and first published in 1875. In the story, a young prince whose legs are paralysed due to a childhood trauma is given a magical travelling cloak by his fairy godmother; he uses this cloak to go on various adventures, and develops great wisdom and empathy in the process.

Source: Maria Dinah Mulock Craik, The Little Lame Prince (London: Ludgate Hill, 1875)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: British
       
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy
Reading Level: 7        Language: English        File name: llp
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.3: The student uses the reading process effectively.

LA.B.2.3: The student writes to communicate ideas and information effectively.

LA.E.1.3: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.


Theme: Naiveté
Reading Strategy: Story Maps and Frames, Summaries, Character Web, RAFT
 

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