A seal at school!
What happens when Sammy, the adventurous seal, leaves the zoo for the day? He goes to the city, finds a school full of kids and new things to do -- and he even learns to read!
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"... so funny and so original that it promises to be one of the most successful books in this best-selling series." -- Publishers Weekly
"Syd Hoff matches a tongue-in-cheek story to his brash pictures in a lively story for beginning readers." -- -- School Library Journal
"Syd Hoff matches a tongue-in-cheek story to his brash pictures in a lively story for beginning readers." -- -- School Library Journal
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Syd Hoff was born and raised in New York City. He studied at the National Academy of Design and sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker when he was eighteen. He eventually became one of the most original and beloved authors and illustrators of children's books. Mr. Hoff wrote more than fifty books for children, including the I Can Read titles Danny and the Dinosaur, Oliver, and Sammy the Seal.
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Syd Hoff is a much-loved and much-read author and illustrator of numerous books for children. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design and sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker when he was eighteen. Since then his cartoons have become a regular feature in many magazines and newspapers. Syd Hoff and his wife live in Miami Beach, Florida.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Sammy the Seal,
By ...Loggie... "Loggie-log-log-log" (I live on the earth, in the western hemisphere, in North America, in the country of the United States of America, in Illinois in the town of Champaign) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sammy the Seal (I Can Read Book 1) (Paperback)
One day, Sammy the seal decides that he wants to go outside of the zoo to see what life is like in the outside world. During his adventures he walks along a busy street, swims in a man's bathtub, and goes to school. I think it is really cute how people don't even notice there is a seal walking down the street, or if they do they don't act like it is any thing out of the ordinary.The pictures in the original 1959 version are very cute, full of expression and well colored. In the original the colors are shaded in, and almost look as if they were colored in by some very artistic kid with crayons. The story flows wonderfully, even if some parts don't quite make sense. It is a very cute, if rather nonsensical, story. Loggie-log-log-log
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This review is from: Sammy the Seal (I Can Read Book 1) (Hardcover)
I had this book as a child and absolutely loved it. I was in a used bookstore the other day and found an original copy just like the one I had as a child! Now, as my husband and I start a family, I will have one wonderful classic to add to my child's collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Had it as a child; my 2 1/2 year old enjoys it now!,
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This review is from: Sammy the Seal (An I Can Read Book) (Paperback)
I had Sammy the Seal when I was a child. I still have my copy, and I read it to my 2 1/2 year old son. He really enjoys it! He also enjoys Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff. I still have my copy of that too!!
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First Sentence:
It was feeding time at the zoo. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
It was feeding time at the zoo. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Little Bear (An I Can Read Book) by Elsa Holmelund Minarik in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Father Bear Comes Home (I Can Read Book 1) by Else Holmelund Minarik in Back Matter
- Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff in Back Matter
- Captain Cat (I Can Read Book 1) by Syd Hoff in Back Matter
- The Lighthouse Children (I Can Read Book 1) by Syd Hoff in Back Matter
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- The Howard Street Tutoring Manual, Second Edition: Teaching At-Risk Readers in the Primary Grades by EdD Darrell Morris EdD on page 113, and page 153
- Stanley (I Can Read Book 1) by Syd Hoff in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Teaching Emergent Readers: Collaborative Library Lesson Plans by Judy Sauerteig on page 115, and Back Matter
- Little Bear's Visit (An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik in Back Matter
- Little Chick's Friend Duckling (I Can Read Book 1) by Mary DeBall Kwitz in Back Matter
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