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Holiday House
Just the Series: I Like to Read   

Series and Publisher: I Like to Read   

Annotation: Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow Pat, a fish, as he is caught by a shark, rescued by his friend Mike the elephant, and called on to return the favor.
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #167368
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Publisher: Holiday House
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 07/17/18
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: Publisher: 0-8234-3890-2 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-2150-7
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-8234-3890-7 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-2150-9
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2017003459
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Floating in a little boat, Mike (an elephant) naps while Pat (a goldfish in a bowl) looks down at the ocean and dives in to explore. She finds a cheerful world full of friendly fish and assorted sea creatures. When a shark appears, the animals scatter and hide, all except Pat, who ends up in its jaws. But wait! Feet first, Mike (an elephantine deus ex machina) descends, landing on the shark and freeing his friend. When the big fellow needs help getting off the ocean floor, little fish boost him toward the surface. Henry makes comedy look easy in this volume from the I Like to Read series. Printed in large type, the short, simple text uses repeated words effectively. Much of the book's humor is visual, from the surprise of the elephant-versus-shark encounter to the improbable sight of the fish propelling Mike upward with bubbles. Created with ink, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic, the playful illustrations set the tone for the story of this funny book, which is sure to engage beginning readers.

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

As boating elephant Mike naps, his pet fish jumps out of his fishbowl and into the ocean. Fish Pat enjoys the adventure until a shark arrives; "Pat needs help," which arrives in the form of Mike (who himself later needs help to resurface). Told in a combination of expressive paintings, simple sentences, and speech-bubble interjections, this rather unexciting story is nevertheless suitable as an easy reader.

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Kirkus Reviews
Reading Level: 1.0
Interest Level: P-2
Lexile: 100L

An easy-to-read book with fun characters, visual humor, and an important theme--the joy of helping others

Two friends, Mike, an elephant, and Pat, a fish in a fishbowl, are in a rowboat. While Mike naps, Pat jumps into the ocean, where he meets other fish. When a shark appears, Pat and his new fish friends are in trouble . . . until two chubby gray legs appear near the surface.

Mike lands on the shark and frightens the toothy fish away. Mike has a great time underwater until he realizes he is out of air. Now the fish help Mike.


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