Sedna and her family breed and race Alaskan sled dogs. They experience the birth of a new litter of pups and the excitement of a sled dog race.
Written by Laura Appleton-Smith and Illustrated by Keinyo White
31 pages
Target Letter-Sound Correspondence: r-Controlled /or/ sound spelled or
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Common Core State Standards Aligned as: Literature
Text Complexity
Flyleaf Recommended Grade Level: 1-2**
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Percent Wholly Decodable: 83%
Percent High-Frequency Words: 15%
Percent Story Words: 1%
Number of words: 453
Guided Reading Measure: I: Grade 1
DRA Measure: 16: Grade 1-2
Lexile Measure: 630L: Grade 2**
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