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When Whales Fly

Ready-to-Read Level 2

Illustrated by Sam Ailey
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About The Book

Whale, Quail, and Snail are back in the second Level 2 Ready-to-Read about friendship from award-winning author, Erica S. Perl, as Snail teaches Whale to fly!

Snail likes to surf. Quail likes to explore. And Whale just wants to fly! With a little help from her friends, Whale just might find a way to try.

About The Author

Photograph by Evy Mages
Erica S. Perl

Erica S. Perl is a full-time writer and part-time chicken. She is the author of Chicken Butt!; Ninety-Three in My Family (Reuben Award, Book Sense Pick, Slate Best Book), which School Library Journal called a “comic masterpiece”; and Chicken Bedtime Is Really Early, which received a starred review from Booklist. She lives with her family in Washington, DC.

About The Illustrator

© Sam Ailey
Sam Ailey

Sam Ailey is an illustrator, designer, and dog dad based in Southeast London.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon Spotlight (May 3, 2022)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781534497344
  • Ages: 5 - 7
  • Lexile ® 400L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®

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