Books like Shen of the Sea Book (Illustrated)

Looking for books like Shen of the Sea Book (Illustrated) by Arthur Bowie Chrisman (Children's Literature · grades 3–7)? The 9 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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9 books similar to Shen of the Sea Book (Illustrated)

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Why each is a match

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittlegrades 3–7
Same genre (Children's Literature), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1920s).
Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Huntergrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
Hitty Her First Hundred Yearsgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
Smoky the Cowhorsegrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
Tales from Silver Landsgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
The Boxcar Children490L
Overlapping grades (2–4) and the same era (1920s).
The Dark Frigategrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
The Story of Mankindgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).
The Trumpeter of Krakowgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1920s).

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