Fatty Legs: A True Story
by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and Liz Amini-Holmes • Related Editions: See others
The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2010
Word Count 12,295
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 850L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 141049, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Canada/Native Canadian
- Inuit youth--Biography
- Inuit women--Biography
- Boarding school students--Biography
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Social Issues--Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Femmes inuites--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Inuit women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--School & Education
- Private school students--Biography
- Inuit--Canada--Residential schools--Juvenile literature
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret--Enfance et jeunesse--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret--Childhood and youth
- Inuit girls--Education--Canada--Juvenile literature
- Internats pour Inuits--Canada--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Inuit women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Residential Schools
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
- American Indian Residential Schools
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Christy Jordan-Fenton
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator Guide from Annick Press
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Teacher Workshop from Empowering the Spirit
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Teacher Guide from Empowering the Spirit
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Paper Doll Exercise from Empowering the Spirit
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Using Fatty Legs in Your Classroom from Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium - ERLC
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Teaching Ideas from Empowering the Spirit
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Lesson Plan from Annick Press
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Lisa Nasson
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Video Book Reading narrated by Christy Jordan-Fenton
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Annick Press
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Awards & Distinctions 6

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2022
Middle Grade Selection, 2020

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2022
Elementary Selection, 2013

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2011

Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2008-2023
Finalist, 2011

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2023
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2011
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