A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
34 Total Resources 6 Awards 3 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 2010
Word Count 441
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 135897, 0.5 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Zoos--Fiction
- Zoo keepers
- Sick
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Zoos
- Zoo animals--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Zoo keepers--Fiction
- Sick--Fiction
- Zoos
- Zoo animals
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Erin E. Stead about A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Philip C. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Erin E. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Philip C. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Erin E. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Philip C. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Erin E. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Erin E. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Philip C. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Erin E. Stead
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview Part 2 Philip C. Stead
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview Part 1 Philip C. Stead
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview Part 1 Erin E. Stead
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview Part 2 Erin E. Stead
Created by The Yarn Podcast
2011 Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech given by Erin E. Stead
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Erin E. Stead
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Erin E. Stead
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Philip C. Stead
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Erin E. Stead
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Erin E. Stead
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Jewish Learning Matters
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Children Philosophy
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Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
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Lesson Plan from Weston Woods
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by David de Vries
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jim Dale
Created by Weston Woods
Awards & Distinctions 6
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Winner, 2011
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Honor, 2011
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2022
Selection, 2010
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Picture Book Selection, 2010
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