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A thick fog has found its way up north to the lighthouse family, surrounding the cliffs and waters below. Always ready to lend a hand, the lighthouse siblings Whistler and Lila help Seabold guide small ships to land. As they overlook the foggy waters, they hear a distant voice echoing from the rocks below. Who could it be? Using only a rope and their hearts to guide them, Seabold, Lila, and Whistler make their way down the side of the cliff. And what they discover will help them weather even the thickest fog -- a new friend.
Lexile Measure: 720L (What's this?)
Series: Lighthouse Family (Book 4)
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Beach Lane Books; Reprint edition (February 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689863128
ISBN-13: 978-0689863127
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.2 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 6 - 10 years
Grade Level: 1 - 5
So we read just about everything by Cynthia Rylant (see "Mr Putter and Tabby") - but the Lighthouse Family series introduces young readers to chapters with 'more words on the page'. The stories are sweet, warm and fuzzy but also keep the student's attention as they wait to see how the problem in each story is resolved. The characters are charming. This is a 'safe' series I used for 2nd grade readers and character discussions. Highly recommend!
Cynthia Rylant is a marvelous author and obviously quite prolific. She is the author of the "Poppleton," "Henry and Mudge," and the "Cobble Street Cousins," series as well as numerous other books. I bought this particular series for my nieces (ages 4 and 7). They are short, almost novellas, but Rylant does not "talk down" to her audience instead exposing our young ones to higher level vocabulary. The adventures the Lighthouse Family have, especially the three orphaned/adopted young mice, are exciting, but quiet; no extreme violence, fearful chases or shoot 'em up. They make great bedtime reading.
My girls have loved the whole lighthouse series as I've read them aloud to them. They have wonderful language and pictures! This is a great stepping stone to reading chapter books with your kids.
My daughters and I adore this series of books. I started collecting them 6 years ago for my second child and now enjoy reading them to my fourth.. I would frame all of the pictures if I weren't so in love with the sweet and inspiring stories! The characters are lovely and good and the illustrations are beautiful. They are a joy to curl up with at the end of the day.
My 8 year old son and I have enjoyed all of the Lightouse books. They are endearing, delightful and touching. The subject matter is light, family oriented and yet keeps my son's attention. He is enamoured of all the characters and I feel confident that he will return to these books many times.
Good story but illustrations are almost impossible to decipher; they are not colored and my 3 and 5-yr.-old could not clearly see the characters. The book is a rough-paged paperback enclosed in a fresh hardbacked cover, which has a nice colored illustration on the front. I would not have bought this if I had realized the format.
My children love this whole series. Had to read a whole book in one sitting. Great story lines and morals/values added as well. Nice chapter books for reading to my kids. A few pictures scattered throughout the chapters to keep interest.
This book was pretty good, but even I found it a little boring reading it to my 8 year old. She liked it well enough, but didn't ask for it over and over again like she does so many other books we read.
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