In this Level Three I Can Read! best friends Iris and Walter go on a highly anticipated class trip to the aquarium. Everyone in Miss Cherry's class is excited about visiting the aquarium. Iris and Walter can't wait to sit together on the bus and see scary sharks, shimmery angelfish, and—best of all—penguins. The aquarium is everything they had hoped for, until Walter gets lost! It's a good thing his best friend, Iris, knows what to do! In the beloved Iris and Walter books, the two friends discover that everything is easier when you have a best friend by your side. This Level 3 I Can Read! is written for independent readers and includes challenging words and more complex themes and stories. "Iris and Walter will join Frog and Toad and Henry and Mudge in a prominent place on the easy-reading shelves." - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books "Splendid. Readers will delight in the youngsters' friendship." - School Library Journal "A knockout kickoff to a beginning reader series." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Elissa Haden Guest is the author of Baby Builders , illustrated by Hiroe Nakata, and the award-winning Iris and Walter series. She holds an MFA in children’s literature from Hollins University and teaches classes in writing for children and young adults at Stanford Continuing Studies. She lives in San Francisco, California. Christine Davenier is an illustrator for young readers and for the French and American press. She illustrated the Very Fairy Princess books by actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. She studied at the National School of Applied Arts in Paris and at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States.