Ferry Boat (I Like to Read)

by Michael Garland (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: I Like to Read

A blow-by-blow account of one of the most famous ferry rides in the world, this Level F book is perfect for kindergarteners and first graders to read on their own.

Breathtaking scenes illustrate and illuminate a text that is just right for new readers:

We go on the ferry.

Let's go to the window.

We see a fort.

We see a long, long bridge.

Realistic digital etchings of the Manhattan skyline, the escalator to a gangplank, New York City crowds, and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and more give new readers an experience that builds skills, boosts confidence, and shows how reading is fun!

This book has been officially leveled by using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient(TM) Leveling System. The award-winning I Like to Read series features guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas & Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high-quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own! Level F books, for early first graders, feature longer, more varied sentences than Level E. Level F books encourage kids to decode new multi-syllable words in addition to recognizing sight words. Stories are more complex, and illustrations provide support and additional detail. When Level F is mastered, follow up with Level G.

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The text is minimal, and the vibrant illustrations, done in digital woodcut, are meticulously accurate in their portrayals of the sights en route and the size of the ferry and its seemingly endless windows, capable of accommodating a multitude of passengers. The understated artwork depicts people from all sorts of different backgrounds, highlighting the diversity of the New Yorkers and tourists aboard the ferry. 

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1--Garland's tribute to the Staten Island Ferry carries a guided reading label that tells readers to expect text scaffolding for a beginner and a straightforward storyline. Using chronological sequence, repeated exposure to directional phrases, high frequency words, and simple vocabulary, Garland takes us from the Ferry Terminal in Manhattan across the water to Staten Island, pointing out the sights along the way. The illustrations rhythmically alternate between the perspectives of a passenger and an omniscient narrator. The digital woodcuts, closely emulating the traditional form, are especially arresting when depicting the ferry and New York landmarks from a distance. Pages that illustrate the crowds and the ferry's great size are an education for readers who have not had much experience with either boats or big cities. A glossary at the end matches an illustration to the definition, which may make it easier or more likely for beginning readers to use the resource. VERDICT Limited by the narrative constraints of the genre, the title offers a cursory tour of a storied New York experience, accompanied by a particularly captivating set of illustrations.--Lisa Lehmuller, Paul Cuffee Maritime Charter Sch., Providence

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Michael Garland
Michael Garland has written and illustrated many books for children, including Fish Had a Wish (Kirkus Reviews Top 25 Children's Books), Tugboat (Best Children's Books for Family Literacy), Pizza Mouse (Junior Library Guild Selection), and Birds Make Nests (Correll Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text and NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book). His art for James Patterson's Santa Kid inspired Saks Fifth Avenue's Christmas Holiday windows.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823451340
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
F
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
April 05, 2022
Series
I Like to Read
BISAC categories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV006000 - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
JUV041020 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft
Library of Congress categories
Staten Island Ferry
Ferries

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