What age is the book Hoot appropriate for?

Ages 10-up.

What is the summary of hoot?

Hoot is a 2002 mystery/suspense novel, recommended for ages 9–12, by Carl Hiaasen. The setting takes place in Florida, where new arrival Roy makes two oddball friends and a bad enemy, and joins an effort to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site.

What is Level A reading?

LEVEL A BOOKS are written for very beginning readers. The illustrations are simple and clear and support the beginning reader to successfully anticipate what the story is about. The text will have just one, short predictable sentence on each page. The text is very repetitive and uses simple one or two syllable words.

Are there bad words in hoot?

Profanity & Violence A– is used with the words smart and bad. Dana is a violent bully. He smacks Roy in the head, pushes him around and even tries to strangle him.

Is Hoot kid friendly?

Hoot is rated PG by the MPAA for mild bullying and brief language. This film is designed for young audiences, and has low levels of sexual and language content (a low cut dress, a girl who sleeps in a boy’s bedroom—separately from the boy, as well as a mild expletive and one term of deity).

What should a 2nd grade reading level be?

In 2nd grade reading, your child should be reading 50 to 60 words a minute at the beginning of the school year and 90 words per minute by the end of the year.

What is a good Lexile range?

Lexile measures are represented by a number followed by an “L” (such as “800L”) and range from below 0L for beginning readers to above 1600L. Research shows that 1300L or above is the target Lexile measure for students to be ready for college and career in reading.

Is Hoot a true story?

None of the characters in HOOT are based on real people, but the setting is very much borrowed from own childhood. The owls, too. The tactics used by Roy and his buddy, Mullet Fingers, to try to foil the destruction of the owl burrows might or might not have happened in my own childhood neighborhood.

What grade is Roy in hoot?

6th grade
Hoot is a realistic fiction book written by Carl Hiaasen. Roy is a 6th grade boy who lives a normal life, except for his exceptional amount of moving houses. He is brave, curious, often willing to help and most of all, a social activist. When Roy moved to Coconut Cove, Florida, his life changed.

What does Level C mean in reading?

Your child reads independently, or on his/her own, at a level C. Readers at level C are beginning to read simple stories on familiar topics. Their reading is becoming more smooth and expresses according to punctuation. Readers are moving away from the need to point to the words and are reading in phrases.

What does Level D mean in reading?

Readers at a level D are able to read simple fiction stories, fantasy stories and simple informational (nonfiction) texts. They can follow print with their eyes and rarely point to the words in the book (except for reading unknown words or words they do not know).

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