The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Holiday
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African (Global)
Year Published 2008
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Epiphany
- Librarians
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951--Fiction
- 1898-1951
- BelpreÌ, Pura--Juvenile fiction
- Bilingual
- Puerto Ricans--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Librarians--Fiction
- BelpreÌ, Pura--Fiction
- Spanish language materials
- Spanish language materials--Bilingual
- Libraries--Fiction
- History
- Epiphany--Fiction
- Belpre, Pura
- Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
- New York
- Libraries
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Religious
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (State)
- Puerto Ricans
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Lists With This Book
- Reading in Two Languages
- Spanish/English Bilingual Books
- Thanks for the Dreamers
- Fun at the Library
- Latinas Who Made a Difference
- Holiday Booklist
- Latinx and Latin American Elementary
- Afro-Latinx Titles
- Communicating: Mind in the Making
- Puerto Rico
- Women's History
- Bilingual Spanish / English Books
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Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish with Lucia M. Gonzalez about The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lucia M. Gonzalez about The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lulu Delacre
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lucia M. Gonzalez
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Broward County Public Schools
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Lesson Plan from University of Alabama SLIS
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Common Core Guide from Lee & Low
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Lesson Plan from Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Created by Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education

Common Core Guide from The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
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Book Readings 1

Video Book Reading narrated by Lucia M. Gonzalez
Created by Colorín Colorado
Awards & Distinctions 11

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2009

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Author Honor, 2009

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2022
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Américas Award, 1993-2022
Honor, 2009
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