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Swimming Home

Swimming Home

Author: Susan Hand Shetterly , Illustrator: Rebekah Raye

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Illustrated with spectacular paintings, Swimming Home tells the compelling story of a school of alewives (river herring) as they return to their natal lake to spawn. But a newly built...

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Ages: 5-7

Read time: 15-30 mins

AR LEVEL: 5.1

LEXILE©: 640L

Ages: 5-7

Read time: 15-30 mins

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