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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2019 · Est. 1 hour read
The Narwhal Problem
By Debbie Dadey, Tatevik Avakyan (Illustrator)
Book #19 in the Mermaid Tales series
A young mermaid wins a contest to be the buddy of a visiting narwhal and learns about the importance of friendship and helping others.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 56 ratings
112 pages· 5,500 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
In Trident City, excitement bubbles as narwhal scientists visit with their daughter, Nadine. The merkids, eager to impress, enter a code-breaking contest to win the chance to show Nadine around. As competition heats up, friendships are tested, and a code war ensues. Can Kiki, Echo, and Shelly find a way for everyone to win, or will rivalry tear them apart? Dive into this enchanting tale of friendship and fierce competition.
From the publisher
Kiki and her friends get caught up in a code war to try and meet a narwhal in this sparkling Mermaid Tales adventure. All the merkids are super-excited! Two famous narwhal scientists are visiting Trident City with their daughter, Nadine. Best of all, someone is going to get to show Nadine around the city while her parents are in meetings! But who? All the merkids want to be the one, so how are they going to decide who gets to do it? Mrs. Karp, their teacher, decides to organize a code-breaking contest, but with the competition getting fierce, it is more like a code war! Even Kiki, Echo, and Shelly are fighting! Is there a way that everyone can win?
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 112
- Words
- 5,500
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- ~600L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.9
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 506232
Publication
- Published
- June 18, 2019
- Publisher
- Aladdin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481487146
- LCCN
- 2018040897
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