The Otter's Rock: read-along
The Otter's Rock as a read-along for the projector: 17 pages, 984 words, level 8, grade 3.
Page 1 of 17
Cleo was a young sea otter, and she was starving. She floated on her back in the cove while the fog sat on the water like a gray blanket. Beside her, her mother floated too, with a clam resting on her chest. Her mother lifted a flat rock in both paws and brought it down, and the shell split open with a crack.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 8, Grade 3
- 17 pages, 984 words, about 7 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
Related
About The Otter's Rock
Cleo the sea otter has a clam but cannot hold on to a rock and a clam at the same time, and a gull is watching. When she finally works out where her mother hides the rock, it is a secret she has been carrying all along.
Words to preview
- otter (OT-er)
- furry sea animal
- cove (KOHV)
- small bay
- kelp
- long sea plant
- pouch (POWCH)
- skin pocket
- swell (SWEL)
- slow rolling wave
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does The Otter's Rock take to read aloud?
It has 17 pages and 984 words, so about 7 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Otter's Rock?
Level 8, Grade 3. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 8 sits at grade 3. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
Nothing you do here is sent to us. The voice is your browser's own. No sign-in, no ads.