Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
by Steve Jenkins
In a beautiful, thoughtfully designed book, author/artist Steve Jenkins plunges readers... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 1,988
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 130031, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Fish
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Marine animals
- Deep-sea animals--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- Deep-sea animals
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Marine Life
- Marine animals--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
- Lists With This Book
- Natural World: Young Children
- CSLP 2022 English Early Literacy
Our Original Resources 5

Meet-the-Author Movie with Steve Jenkins
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Steve Jenkins about Down, Down, Down
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Steve Jenkins
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 2

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
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