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Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dophin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 9, 2018

Review

While Mike the elephant is napping Pat the fish dives into the ocean to meet new marine animal friends. The story is predictable making Pat the victim of a hungry shark. Wait for it... Mike jumps in to save the day and all is well. Not only formulaic, this book boarders on boring and will have limited appeal in libraries or bookstores. Written for school reading programs the story is less important than the number and level of words used in the text. The illustrations are cute and full of action, many of the marine creatures expose their unique way to hide within shells and sea plants.

Not recommended for libraries or schools who do not use the Guided Reading Level system for teaching reading skills.

Overall Book Score: fair