Gus and Grandpa and the piano lesson
(Book)

After Gus, who would rather play outside than practice music, does not do too well at his piano recital, his grandfather shows him how music can be fun. The tenth book in the beloved series For Gus, the longest half hour of the day is spent practicing the piano. Why can't he be outside, shooting hoops with Ryan Mason? Even more painful are the lessons: Mrs. Moore complains about Gus's squishy fingers. But most painful of all is the piano recital. Gus has to play a piece called "The Horse Race," and he's not sure he will remember it. As a child, Grandpa played the violin, so he knows exactly how Gus feels. Grandpa also knows about something Gus will love -- making music with others -- and once again he shows Gus the way in a story with pictures that "reflect the sunny warmth of loving connections passed across generations."

450L,Lexile

Decoding demand: 75 (high),Semantic demand: 65 (high),Syntactic demand: 59 (medium),Structure demand: 82 (very high),Lexile

Accelerated Reader AR,LG,2.6,0.5,82321.