Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Holiday
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
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
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish with Lucia M. Gonzalez about Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lucia M. Gonzalez about Storyteller's Candle, The / 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
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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 10

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2020

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Author Honor, 2009

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Illustrator Honor, 2009

Américas Award, 1993-2020
Honor, 2009

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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