A Journey Under the Sea
by Craig Foster
A Journey Under the Sea by Craig Foster is assigned in US schools at grades 2–5. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where A Journey Under the Sea is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 2–5
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Pages
- 56
- Reading time
- about 1 hour (est.)
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Children's Nonfiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780358677864
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About this book
From Craig Foster, the diver behind the Oscar-winning My Octopus Teacher, an invitation for young readers to explore the underwater kelp-forest world and the creatures that live there. Nonfiction about curiosity and the ocean. A recent winner of the Garden State Children's Book Award (grades 2-5), the New Jersey Library Association's statewide children's-choice award — children across NJ read the nominees and vote for their favorites.
Why widely assigned
This Children's Nonfiction title, typically at grades 2–5. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on ocean and nature.
Where this book is assigned
No curriculum assignments on file yet.
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Common questions
- What grade level is A Journey Under the Sea?
- A Journey Under the Sea is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 2–5. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read A Journey Under the Sea?
- It takes about 1 hour to read A Journey Under the Sea (56 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 60 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- Is A Journey Under the Sea banned in schools?
- A Journey Under the Sea does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does A Journey Under the Sea explore?
- Central themes in A Journey Under the Sea include ocean, nature, science, wonder. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 2–5 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.