The Sailor Dog
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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 1953 · Est. 8 min read-aloud

The Sailor Dog

Written by Margaret Wise Brown · Illustrated by Garth Williams

A dog sailor's shipwreck leads to an adventurous comeback.

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24 pages· 976 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud· ~490L
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Bookroo's summary

Scuppers the Dog dreams of the sea, born with saltwater in his veins. When he finally sets sail, disaster strikes, and his ship is wrecked. Undeterred, Scuppers repairs his vessel, determined to conquer the ocean's challenges. Will his resilience lead him to new adventures or more unexpected trials?

From the publisher

A classic Little Golden Book by Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown and beloved illustrator Garth Williams. Scuppers the Dog wants to be a sailor. He was born at sea and he wants nothing more than to return to water. Finally, after a long time, Scuppers gets the chance to go out into the deep blue ocean–but his ship gets wrecked! Oh no! But Scuppers won’t let that bother him. He fixes his boat and gets right back to it!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
24
Words
976
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~490L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.3
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
41906
Publication
Published
February 2, 2001
First published
January 1, 1953
Publisher
Golden Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780307001436
LCCN
2005921877
OCLC
26358446

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