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This book is about Swimmy who is a black fish that lives in a community of red fish, down in the deep blue sea. The school of fish are scared to travel very far because there are dangers in the sea! With team work, Swimmy shows his community that they can overcome fear by hard work and working together! Another interesting note about this book is that it won the Caldecott honor in 1964!










Interest level: grades pre-k-2
Grade level equivalent: 3.5
Lexile Measure: 640L AD
Guided reading level: L
DRA: 20

Our rating (1-10) : 9




Teaching ideas:
1.Students could make a collage of the ocean
2. Students could write their own class story about an adventure Swimmy and his community could go on.