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Chapter Book · Ages 5–8 · 2020
The Ocean Calls
By Tina Cho, Jess X. Snow (Illustrator)
A girl faces her fear of the sea with her diving grandmother's guidance.
48 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Dayeon dreams of becoming a haenyeo like her grandmother, diving for treasures off Jeju Island. Haunted by a past sea memory, she hesitates at the shore. With her grandmother's wisdom and the ocean's allure, will Dayeon find the courage to dive into her destiny?
From the publisher
A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world.
Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea–generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give her strength, Dayeon eats Grandma’s abalone porridge. She practices holding her breath while they do the dishes. And when Grandma suits up for her next dive, Dayeon grabs her suit, flippers, and goggles. A scary memory of the sea keeps Dayeon clinging to the shore, but with Grandma’s guidance, Dayeon comes to appreciate the ocean’s many gifts.
Tina Cho’s The Ocean Calls, with luminous illustrations by muralist Jess X. Snow, is a classic in the making.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD580L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.5
out of 7
5.0
“The pictures! The colors! The story is great, but the illustrations are what make this book breathtaking. It could work well for a lot of ages, but I'm especially excited to share it with my ocean-loving preschooler.”
Lauren Hancock
Trusted reviewer
4.0
“The text is really small and a bit hard to read but an interesting story about sea urchin divers.”
The Notorious RAD
Trusted reviewer
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.8
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- August 4, 2020
- Publisher
- Kokila
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
- Text details
- Text set in Plantin MT Infant
- Illustration details
- The art for this book was created digitally with hand-painted textures and line work.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781984814869
- LCCN
- 2019949927
- OCLC
- 1153052133
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