Those Shoes
by Maribeth Boelts and Noah Z. Jones
“Those Shoes” are black high-tops with two white stripes, and it seems... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2007
Word Count 941
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 119514
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Generosity--Fiction
- Grandmothers
- Poverty--Juvenile fiction
- Shoes--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction
- Poverty--Fiction
- Generosity--Juvenile fiction
- Generosity
- Shoes
- Shoes--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Poverty
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Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Maribeth Boelts
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 1
Interview with Maribeth Boelts
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teachers' Guide from Candlewick Press
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Discussion Questions from Suburban Mosaic
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Lesson Plan from LibrarySparks
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Lesson Plan from 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed.
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
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