The Little Ferry Girl
By Jill Watson
Reading level: Elementary readers
Make your child’s reading experiences unique and whimsical with this beautifully illustrated and sweetly-written book! A little girl rides a ferry boat to school every day. She banishes fear and loneliness with the help of a kindly captain and some fun animal friends she meets along the way. Based on the author’s true life experience commuting alone to Pre-Kindergarten on Washington State Ferries.
Challenge: Take a bus, train, or ferry.
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