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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
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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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