What Can You Do with a Paleta?
by Carmen Tafolla and Magaly Morales
“Where the big velvet roses bloom / red and pink and fuschia, / where the accordion... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2009
Word Count 251
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 133835, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Vida urbana--Novela juvenil
- Ice pops--Juvenile fiction
- Ice pops--Fiction
- Mexicano-americanos--Novela juvenil
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
- Spanish language materials--Bilingual
- Postres congelados--Novela juvenil
- City and town life
- Ice pops
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- City and town life--Juvenile fiction
- Mexicano-americanos--Novela
- City and town life--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carmen Tafolla
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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 3
Americas Award presentation with Magaly Morales
Created by Library of Congress
Americas Award presentation with Carmen Tafolla
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Carmen Tafolla
Created by La Bloga
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Winner, 2010
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2010
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
First Place Winner, 2010
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