Skye Above (Orca Echoes)

by Eric Walters (Author) David Parkins (Illustrator)

Skye Above (Orca Echoes)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Orca Echoes
Nine-year-old Skye has always had a fascination with flying. She’d love to be a pilot someday, like both of her parents, but deep down she really wishes she could be a bird. When Skye’s parents take her to Costa Rica, she is thrilled about all of the beautiful exotic birds she’ll get to see. What she doesn’t realize is that her parents have three big surprises planned, and each will offer her a different opportunity to feel what it’s like to fly. From snorkeling with baby sea turtles to parasailing out on the open ocean to zip-lining through the Costa Rican rainforest, Skye will have more than one chance to fly like a bird before this trip of a lifetime is through.
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The story moves along at a fast pace and manages to pack in a great deal of unobtrusive background detail about outdoor activities and rain forest flora and fauna.

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"[Offers] an age-appropriate plot and realistic characters while appealing to a wide audience of readers gaining confidence in independent reading. This particular story also includes aspects of character development. Skye's parents are both airline pilots, touching on gender equality. Skye hopes that when she grows up she'll have a different profession than her parents, reenforcing the idea of individuality...Skye's love and experience of animals throughout the book will appeal to readers who enjoy an animal story, as well as readers who enjoy adventure."— "CM Magazine"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459807013
Lexile Measure
670
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
November 20, 2014
Series
Orca Echoes
BISAC categories
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV030000 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | General
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Vacations
Flight
Juvenile works
Girls
Costa Rica

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