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A New Friend

#3 in series

by Kyle Lukoff
Kat Uno
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Vera and Beaker make a new friend when they meet a mantis shrimp, in this series perfect for beginning readers!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Swim along with mermaid Vera and octo-kid Beaker! In these three stories, Vera and Beaker make a new friend with a powerful baby mantis shrimp. Together, they explore the town of Tidal Grove. Then they play fun underwater games! Young readers will love discovering Vera and Beaker's funny adventures and learning nonfiction information about mantis shrimp. Did you know that mantis shrimp are small but very powerful? They can punch the water to create shockwaves!With text from National Book Award finalist Kyle Lukoff, and bright, colorful artwork from artist Kat Uno, Mermaid Days is sure to be every young reader's favorite new series. Balancing easy-to-read text, endless humor and charm, light nonfiction, and a loveable cast of underwater creatures, these laugh-out-loud stories are the perfect fit for new readers!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mermaid Days

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 7, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781338794991
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 1.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 440
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      October 28, 2022

      Gr 1-3-In this third installment of the "Mermaid Days" series, friends Vera and Beaker explore their world, help their neighbors, and learn science along the way. When their neighborhood has some unusual damage, they follow the clues to discover the culprit-a baby mantis shrimp! Lost and afraid, the mantis shrimp has been using its true-to-life power of creating shock waves by "punching" water and is accidentally leaving a wake of damage. Vera and Beaker learn about this power when it saves them from an oncoming shark. Now fast friends, the trio follows more clues to get the shrimp home and safe with its family. In a final adventure, they discover a box full of toys. They try to play together, but Baby Mantis Shrimp's punching powers are too much-until they find just the right toy they can all play with together. While the narrative is easy to follow and the text is appropriate for children beginning to read independently, there are holes in the science. Mantis shrimp don't live in sunken ships, nor is their "punching" power enough to break holes in things like mailboxes or library book drops. The digital illustrations don't shine, and the expressions of the characters don't always align with accompanying text, making it harder for readers to use pictures for context in decoding words. The book includes a character list, a page of approachable science, and instructions for drawing one of the characters. VERDICT Doesn't pack a punch. Not recommended for purchase.-Kate Davis

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:1.9
  • Lexile® Measure:440
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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