Can Clam Go? (Shark Chums)

by Adam Lehrhaupt (Author) Pauline Gregory (Illustrator)

Can Clam Go? (Shark Chums)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Shark Chums

An unlikely friendship forms under the sea between a friendly shark and a little clam in this funny Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read.

When a clam meets a shark, the clam thinks it is about to become the shark's dinner...until it goes for the ride of a lifetime thanks to an unexpected friend.

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School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--The first of the "Shark Chums" series, this lighthearted "Ready-to-Read" book will entertain emergent readers with an underwater party of sea creatures who get along swimmingly, thanks to a friendly, zippy shark. When Clam is left to sit on a seaweed-covered hill, morosely watching other fish race around, the fast-moving Shark slows down and helps Clam join the fun. Gregory's digital illustrations detail the creatures' movements with swirling brushes of white and washes of pale bubbles around the rounded, wide-eyed sea animals, finely outlined in black against the deep ocean blue. With design effects like repeated forms across the page, currents of painted line direction, and shifting perspectives to dramatically zoom in on the characters, the illustrations invite young readers to read across the pictures to understand and talk about story details, even those unexpressed in the text. Similar to the form of couplets, pairs of three-word sentences support fluency with a rhyming or repetitive flow, complete with practice reading sentence mechanics, such as commas, ellipses, and exclamation points. In fewer than eighty words, the story's select collection of sight words combine with various short and long vowels and rhyme families to create a well-rounded independent or shared reading experience. VERDICT Suitable for kindergarteners or first graders looking to model or strengthen their emerging skills.--Rachel Mulligan

Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Adam Lehrhaupt
Adam Lehrhaupt's first picture book, Warning: Do Not Open This Book!, received the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor Award, was an ALA Notable Book, and a HuffPost Notable Book. School Library Journal called it, "More fun than a barrel of monkeys." He is also the author of Please, Open This Book!, which was named a Wanda Gag Comstock Read Aloud Honor Book, and Idea Jar. Adam has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He currently lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his wife, sons, and two bizarre dogs. Visit him online at AdamLehrhaupt.com.

Pauline Gregory is a Devon-based illustrator, living by the sea. She specializes in children's literature. Following her passion, Pauline graduated from Plymouth College of Art with an honors BA in illustration.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665907972
Lexile Measure
120
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication date
June 07, 2022
Series
Shark Chums
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV001010 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV002170 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Animals
Stories in rhyme
Picture books for children
Sharks
Marine animals
Readers (Publications)
Action and adventure fiction
Animal fiction
Independent readers
Clams

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