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Age Range
4 - 7
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
ISBN
9781596437319
Lexile
NP
Themes
sea animals
patience

If You Want to See a Whale

Written by Julie Fogliano and Illustrated by Erin E. Stead
If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans, possible pirates . . . If you want to see a whale, you have to keep your eyes on the sea, and wait . . . and wait . . . and wait . . .
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Age Range
4 - 7
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
ISBN
9781596437319
Lexile
NP
Themes
sea animals
patience
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