The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China
by Ed Young
An autobiographical picture book offers an account of the artist’s childhood... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2011
Word Count 3,327
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 900L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 146042
- Curricular Area
- Art
- Subject Headings
- Shanghai (China)--Biography
- Young, Ed
- Artists--United States--Biography
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Young, Ed--Childhood and youth
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Artists
- United States
- Shanghai (China)
- Childhood and youth
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ed Young
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ed Young about The House Baba Built
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ed Young
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 4

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2011
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