🦀 The Keeper of the Tide Pools

“Third pool along, a whelk shell cracked in two. Fifth pool, an anemone poked shut and sulking. In the nursery pool a starfish lay upside down on a rock where somebody had thrown it. The coast was angry, and the coast was”

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Who is The Keeper of the Tide Pools for?

The Keeper of the Tide Pools is written for 3rd grade – 5th grade listeners: 11 pages, read aloud with each word highlighted as it is spoken, so early readers can follow along. It is one of TernQuest's narrated picture books — all free, all in the browser, with no ads.

How do narrated books help reading?

Hearing fluent reading while watching the words builds sight-word recognition and sense of sentence rhythm; the highlight keeps the child's eyes on the print. Read it together first, then let them replay it on their own. For what to practise alongside, see the reading skills by grade.