A Dolphin Named Bob
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1996

A Dolphin Named Bob

By Christine Herman Merrill (Illustrator)

Part of the Trophy Chapter Book series

A dolphin's daring trick leads to unexpected chaos.

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Bob, a small and sickly dolphin with a comet-shaped mark, defies the odds at the aquarium. His love for leaping and performing tricks takes a wild turn when he invents a new stunt, plunging him into unprecedented trouble. Can Bob navigate the chaos he's unleashed, or will his daring nature lead to unforeseen consequences? Dive into a tale where every leap could change everything.

From the publisher

When Bob the dolphin was born, he was small and sickly, with an unusual comet-shaped mark on his drooping dorsal fin. No one at the aquarium expected him to survive. But like his mother, Aster, Bob was ornery, and he stubbornly struggled to overcome his health problems. And soon, he loved to leap high into the air and perform tricks.Then one day, Bob taught himself a new trick-and jumped into more trouble than any other dolphin in the history of the aquarium. With a dolphin like Bob around, you never know what will happen!

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Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
900L
Themes & topics
Books about familyBooks about sea creaturesBooks about marine lifeBooks about multigenerationalBooks about dolphins
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.9
F&P level
~V
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
17562
Publication
Published
April 4, 1998
First published
January 1, 1996
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780064420792

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