Why the Tides Ebb and Flow
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8

Why the Tides Ebb and Flow

By Joan Chase Bowden, Marc Tolon Brown (Illustrator)

40 pages
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In this folktale explaining why the sea has tides, an old woman threatens to pull the rock from the hole in the ocean floor. “A wonderful Tjust-so’ story with a bonus ending explaining more than the title promises.” – School Library Journal, starred review

Awards

Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor (1980)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
40
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
September 1, 1990
Edition
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780395549520
LCCN
79012359

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