Publisher: Saddleback Publishing

Copyright Date: 2012

Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 08/22/11

Pages: 50 pages

ISBN: 1-616-51622-4

ISBN 13: 978-1-616-51622-2

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Boats and boating. Juvenile fiction.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. Juvenile fiction.
Storms. Juvenile fiction.
Boats and boating. Fiction.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. Fiction.
Storms. Fiction.
Florida. Juvenile fiction.
Bahamas. Juvenile fiction.
Florida. Fiction.
Bahamas. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 3,977

Reading Level: 2.3

Interest Level: 5-9

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.3 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 147957 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: HL190L

Guided Reading Level: T

Fountas & Pinnell: T

Themes: Family Life, Adventure, Travel, Fiction, Tween, Emergent Reader, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Again and again, the shark hit the raft. Again and again, Rafael and Franco hit the shark. It kept coming back. The shark lifted its head our of the water.These traditional reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive valuesbut with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on to your hats! Written expressly for the middle grade struggling reader, the series does not contain strong language, edgy themes, or dysfunctional families. In fact, family is the main theme of these titles. And one particular Latino family is the focus with their uncanny knack for finding humor, hope, and colorful personalitieseven in unusual circumstances. Written at the lowest reading levels, the 50-page story structure is straightforward and moves the reader through the text quickly and efficiently.