Sammy the Seal
Written by Syd Hoff
Narrated by Lewis Grosso
4/5
()
About this audiobook
Sammy, the adventurous seal, leaves the zoo for the day and ventures into the big, busy city. Along the way he finds a school full of kids and new things to do—and he even learns to read!
""So funny and so original that it promises to be one of the most successful books in this best-selling series."" (Publishers Weekly)
Sammy the Seal is another hilarious, original story by Syd Hoff, the celebrated author of Danny and the Dinosaur. This classic Level One I Can Read is perfect for shared reading with a child. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.
Syd Hoff
Syd Hoff has given much pleasure to children everywhere as the author and illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the favorite I Can Read books Sammy the Seal, The Horse in Harry’s Room, and the Danny and the Dinosaur books. Born and raised in New York City, he studied at the National Academy of Design. His cartoons were a regular feature in the New Yorker after he sold his first cartoon to that magazine at the age of eighteen. His work also appeared in many other magazines, including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, and in a nationally syndicated daily feature.
More audiobooks from Syd Hoff
Danny and the Dinosaur Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Danny and the Dinosaur and the Girl Next Door Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Danny & The Dinosaur Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oliver Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stanley Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grizzwold Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Barney's Horse Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Oliver Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to Sammy the Seal
Related audiobooks
The Berenstain Bears at the Aquarium Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grasshopper on the Road Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears' Class Trip Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mouse Tales Audio Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears' Seashore Treasure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frog and Toad Audio Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Amelia Bedelia and the Baby Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Clifford's Happy Easter (Classic Storybook) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Clifford At the Circus Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Oliver Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears and the Wishing Star Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears Out West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chester Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Berenstain Bears Under the Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears Play T-Ball Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Too Many Carrots Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Penny and Her Doll Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Washday Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Berenstain Bears and the Shaggy Little Pony Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Berenstain Bears Are SuperBears! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Christopher Churchmouse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Berenstain Bears Clean House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears: We Love Soccer! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Norman the Doorman Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Berenstain Bears and Mama for Mayor! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Clifford's Christmas (Classic Storybook) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears: We Love Trucks! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Children's Readers For You
Pete the Cat: Super Pete Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pinkalicious and the Pirates Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frog and Toad Audio Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That Book Woman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pete the Cat Goes Camping Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amelia Bedelia & Friends #1: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Beat the Clock Unabrid Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amelia Bedelia Audio Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amelia Bedelia & Friends #5: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Mind Their Manners Unabrid Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Days With Frog and Toad Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Clifford the Small Red Puppy (Classic Storybook) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Owl at Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frog and Toad Are Friends Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears' Epic Dog Show: An Early Reader Chapter Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #1) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frog and Toad Together Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frog and Toad All Year Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mouse and the Motorcycle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ribsy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fancy Nancy Audio Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Archer (Green Ember Archer Book I) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ralph S. Mouse Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Berenstain Bears' Nature Rescue: An Early Reader Chapter Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hi, Fly Guy! (Fly Guy #1) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Weirder-est School #1: Dr. Snow Has Got to Go! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lemonade Crime Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5More About Paddington Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Runaway Ralph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack and the Beanstalk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nightmare Academy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Sammy the Seal
16 ratings9 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sammy is bored in the zoo and wants to see the world. And being a good seal, the zookeeper lets him.Cute children's book found at a library sale.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book could be used to motivate children to like school. Sammy the Seal leaves the zoo to enjoy school for a day. The children will think school is fun because Sammy the Seal thought so. This would be a book for the lower levels of elementary education.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good story for a early reader the story is a little long for a child just starting to read, however it is a cute story and the pictures help you understand the story.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Read this while shopping for other things in Barnes & Noble. Sweet enough message that there's no place like home, but kinda strange, that for the seal, that he prefers the zoo! I know, I know, it's fiction, but it just struck me as odd today. Some other day, and I might have felt more sappy and sentimental about this story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This story is both Fantasy as Sammy the Seal talks and people hear him and he goes to school. It is also Historical Fiction as it is fiction that was written over 50 years. The setting has a very clear time and place of a big city in the late 60's. You can mostly see this through the illustrations.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff is about a seal who needs a break from zoo. So the zookeeper gives him the day off. Sammy heads into to town, meets all sorts of folks and ends up at a school, where he learns to read!It's a silly premise, the what if being a zoo animal is a job like anything an adult human might do. There was a year long anime series that had the same premise: Polar Bear Café which had characters who either worked at the zoo or at other jobs around town.There's just something endearing about animals and people living together — animals working side by side as salarymen.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sammy the seal likes life at the zoo, but he wants to see what things are like outside. He enjoys himself, especially at school, but in the end he is happy to go home to the zoo.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book is about the seal`s adventure story. His name is "Sammy". He is interested in outside. But he belongs a zoo. He wants to go out.I thik this book is easy to read and interesting. I enjoyed reading this book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This story about anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo,Sammy the seal exploves the city,goes to school,and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.I like it.pictures are cute and Sammy is funny.All of people around him are very kind.I think this is the heartwarming story!