What reading level is Paddle-to-the-Sea?
840L
ISBN-10: 0395292034. Reading Level: Lexile Reading Level 840L.
What is the book Paddle-to-the-Sea about?
I am Paddle-to-the-Sea” and sets it free to travel the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The story follows the progress of the little wooden canoe and paddler on their journey. It travels the Nipigon River wedged in a log of wood, and is rescued by a French-Canadian lumberjack just as it is going under the saw.
What genre is Paddle-to-the-Sea?
Children’s literature
Fiction
Paddle-to-the-Sea/Genres
When was Paddle-to-the-Sea written?
1941
Paddle-to-the-Sea, originally published in 1941 and a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942, remains a classic Great Lakes children’s book. Paddle’s journey leads him through different Great Lakes ecosystems and industries. He encounters a sawmill, commercial fishing and narrowly misses being run over by a lake freighter.
How many pages is Paddle to the Sea?
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780395292037 |
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| Pages: | 64 |
| Sales rank: | 52,705 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.62(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.24(d) |
| Lexile: | 840L (what’s this?) |
How long is Paddle to the Sea?
27.98 minutes
Paddle-to-the-sea/Running time
Is Paddle to the Sea Based on a true story?
Paddle to the Sea is a historical fictional book describing the travels of a wooden carved Indian. Since all the events in the story could realistically have happened in the historical American waterways.
Who narrated paddle to the Sea?
Stanley Jackson
Holling. The film follows the adventures of a child’s hand-carved toy Indian in a canoe as it makes its way from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, through Canada’s waterways….
| Paddle to the Sea | |
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| Starring | Kyle Apatagen |
| Narrated by | Stanley Jackson |
| Cinematography | Bill Mason |
| Music by | Louis Applebaum |
Did Paddle to the Sea win an Oscar?
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 40th Academy Awards. Louis Applebaum composed the musical score. In 1967, the film won the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Film at the Yorkton Film Festival in the category of Creative Arts and Experimental Films….
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| Language | English |
Did the Graduate win best picture?
It was definitely unusual that Best Picture competitor The Graduate won only the Best Director Oscar and nothing else – it should have at the least won Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for Buck Henry and Calder Willingham – and the Best Picture honor.
When did Oliver win best picture?
1968
At the 41st Academy Awards for 1968, Oliver! was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won six, including Best Picture, Best Director for Reed, and an Honorary Award for choreographer Onna White.