Why?: The War Years
by Tomie dePaola • Book 7 of the 26 Fairmount Avenue Series
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2007
Word Count 8,632
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 112711, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Connecticut
- DePaola, Tomie
- Social life and customs
- Intellectual life
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- Illustrators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Connecticut--Intellectual life--20th century--Juvenile literature
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- Homes and haunts
- United States
- Illustrators
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Childhood and youth
- Meriden (Conn.)--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tomie dePaola
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In-depth Written Interview with Tomie dePaola
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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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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 6
In-depth Written Interview with Tomie dePaola
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Interview with Tomie dePaola
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Interview with Tomie dePaola
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2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Tomie dePaola
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Interview with Tomie dePaola
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Interview with Tomie dePaola
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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