Very Last First Time (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780888990433)

A classic story of an Inuit girl's first experience going alone under the ice to collect mussels.

Eva's journey is a very special one. Today, she will walk on the bottom of the sea alone. She will go into the cave that is under the ice when the tide is out. She will search for mussels as her people have done for centuries. She will find herself in darkness. She will find too she has brought what she needs with her. She will come again into the light.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Author: Jan Andrews
ISBN-10: 088899043X
ISBN-13: 9780888990433
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1987
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.28h x 9.68w x 0.37d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 8046 / Very Last First Time