The Boy and the Whale
by Mordicai Gerstein
A boy and his father discover a whale tangled in their only fishing net. Is the... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Adventure
- Picture Book
Year Published 2017
Word Count 631
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 510L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193657, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Horace Mann Upstanders Children's Book Award, 2008-2023
Author Winner, 2018

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Character Building Selection, 2018
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