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Sammy the Seal (I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading)

by Syd Hoff (Author) Syd Hoff (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1^st Grade

Series: I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading

Common Sense Media Review

Sammy, the adventurous seal, leaves the zoo for the day and ventures into the big, busy city. Along the way he finds a school full of kids and new things to do--and he even learns to read! This I Can Read is perfect for Level 1 beginning readers.

Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff, author of Danny and the Dinosaur, is a special paper-over-board commemorative edition of celebrating the 60th anniversary of I Can Read books for beginning readers. Eight bonus pages recount I Can Read's history, including a time line, never-before-seen sketches, and origin stories of beloved I Can Read characters. This beautiful edition is perfect for gift-giving.

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Review quotes

..". so funny and so original that it promises to be one of the most successful books in this best-selling series."— "Publishers Weekly""Syd Hoff matches a tongue-in-cheek story to his brash pictures in a lively story for beginning readers."— "School Library Journal"

Syd Hoff

Classification

Fiction

ISBN-13

9780064442701

Lexile Measure

380

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

HarperCollins

Publication date

January 20, 2000

Series

I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Humorous stories
Zoos
Seals (Animals)

Sammy the Seal (I Can Read! Level 1: Beginning Reading)

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