Bethany Hamilton
Since she was a young girl in Hawaii, Bethany Hamilton dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. Yet those dreams nearly vanished when a shark tore off her left arm. In Bethany Hamilton: Follow Your Dreams!, young readers will follow Bethany’s recovery from the devastating shark attack as she retakes the surf and waves. Full-color photographs, timeline, and a compelling biographical narrative will engage readers as they learn how Bethany overcame the greatest challenges of her young life.
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| BISACS | JNF007100 |
| Genre | Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2007 |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Series | Defining Moments: Overcoming Challenges |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781597164368 |
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| Title Format | Unlimited Access eBook |
| Dewey | 797.3'2092 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.0 |
| Lexile Reading Level | 620 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Level | 4.5 |
| AR Quiz Number | 109510 |
| Author | Michael Sandler |
Bethany Hamilton
[Bethany Hamilton] focuses on the 13-year-old’s surfing encounter with a shark that resulted in the loss of her left arm and her return to the waves less than a month after the accident. The author mentions that the teen wants to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and that she traveled to Thailand to meet with children who lost their families because of the tsunami and helped raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Each double-page [spread] includes a few paragraphs of large-print text and two full-color, captioned photos. Words found in the glossary are highlighted in bold. Readers will readily engage with the text and photographs.
Bethany Hamilton
[Bethany Hamilton] focuses on the 13-year-old’s surfing encounter with a shark that resulted in the loss of her left arm and her return to the waves less than a month after the accident. The author mentions that the teen wants to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and that she traveled to Thailand to meet with children who lost their families because of the tsunami and helped raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Each double-page [spread] includes a few paragraphs of large-print text and two full-color, captioned photos. Words found in the glossary are highlighted in bold. Readers will readily engage with the text and photographs.
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Table of contents |
| Timeline of key events |
| Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |