Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story
by Paula Yoo and Lin Wang
30 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 2,414
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 131181, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961
- Wong, Anna May
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Actors and actresses
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Chinese American motion picture actors and ac
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961--Juvenile literature
- Chinese Americans
- Motion picture actors and actresses
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Paula Yoo
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 19
An inventive start with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Paula Yoo
Created by Lee & Low
Guest post by Paula Yoo
Created by Lee & Low
On why diverse books matter with Paula Yoo
Created by Lee & Low
On reading as a child with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On navigating two cultures with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On identifying with book characters with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On discovering Asian American characters and writers with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On picture book biographies with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On doing research with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
We need diverse books because... Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
Advice for creating diverse book lists from Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On being Korean at home with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On knowing your family's history with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On identity and erasure with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On learning about Asian-American history and culture with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On who can tell a story with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
From journalism school to the television writer’s room with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
On learning from Hollywood and the newsroom with Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
Created by New Balanced Literacy Schools
Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low
Created by Lee & Low
Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Paula Yoo
Created by Reading Rockets
Awards & Distinctions 2
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2023
Winner, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
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