The Whale
The Whale
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The Whale

Written by Cynthia Rylant
Book #2 in the Lighthouse Family Series
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$5.99
$5.74
6 - 10
Reading age
64
Page count
64
Words per page
670L
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Sep 1, 2004
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Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the second book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family helps reunite a baby beluga whale with its mother. Pandora, Seabold, Whistler, Lila, and Tiny have all been enjoying the love and comfort that being a family brings. It is a comfort they are unexpectedly reminded of when Whistler and Lila hear the cries of a lonely baby beluga whale named Sebastian. When they learn that he has lost his mama, the Lighthouse Family, with the help of a cranky but noble old cormorant named Huck, does all it can to bring Sebastian and his mother together again.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780689848834
    Publication Date
    September 1, 2004
    Publisher
    Beach Lane Books
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1996
    Page Count
    64
    Words Per Page
    64
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    6 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2003013750
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    56316999
    Lexile® Level
    670L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    72357
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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