Shooting the Rapids

In Shooting the Rapids, when Dad gets hurt on a canoe trip, his two sons have to get him back to town in a hurry. But Connor and Timmy soon get lost in the wilderness. Can they get back to town and find help in time to save their father?

Author: Paul Kropp
Reading level: Grade 2.3 (Lexile 370 L)
Interest level: Grades 3-7

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“I used the book as part of a literature circle with six reluctant Grade 4 students. They were enthralled and finished the book in a record week (the first time this group had ever finished a book in less than a month and without struggle).” 
– J.A. Greavett in CM Magazine

Shooting the Rapids Teacher’s Guide available for purchase or free with 6 or more copies of this title.

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