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Surprise Island — Gertrude Chandler Warner
Garden Heights · Independent Novel Study

Surprise Island

a novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner
In this second Boxcar Children adventure, the four Alden children — Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny — spend a whole summer on their grandfather’s private island. They make an old barn their home, go clamming, build a museum of their finds, and uncover ancient treasures — all with the help of Joe, the friendly handyman who is a bit of a mystery. A cosy tale of teamwork, discovery, and family. Each Part workbook has vocabulary, comprehension, literary analysis, and writing, plus nature and history background lessons.
Level 2Interactive & auto-gradedCLIL-based
📖 Recommended edition: Our Parts follow the book’s page numbers, so we recommend the standard Albert Whitman & Company edition, so its page numbers line up with our Parts.
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Level 2 · Confident ReadersUS Grades 3–4Lexile 380–970LAR 2.9–5.6
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Subject Personalities
The real-world subjects this novel study leans into — the depth behind every Knowledge Bank and reading passage.
PRIMARY LENS
🏖️ An Island Summer: Sea & Shore Life
Tide pools, shells, tides and coastal plants — the real nature of the shore.
SUPPORTING
🏹️ Archaeology & Those Before
A hidden cave and Native American traces — the island’s deep past.
SUPPORTING
🔭 Summer Naturalism
Watching birds, weather and creatures closely, the way real naturalists do.
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