Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
Jenna wants to jingle dance at the next powwow, but she doesn’t have any jingles... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Beginning Reader
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- American Indian
Year Published 2000
Word Count 708
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 41520
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Dance--Fiction
- Creek Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Creek Indians
- Creek Indians--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Indian dance
- Dance
- Indian dance--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Indians of North America
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Contemporary Indian Stories
- American Indian Heritage Month
- 40 Books about the Arts
- 50 Multicultural Books for Children
- Family
- Images of Community
- I is Not for Indian
- Native American Stories
- Native Voices
- MORE Books for Beginning Readers
- Civics: Me, Family, Community, K-3
- Anishinabe & Dakota: Powwows
- Native American Literature
- PK-2 Reading List
- #IndigenousReads by Indigenous Writers
- 3rd-5th Grade
- American Indians
- Taking on Challenges: Mind in the Making
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Cynthia Leitich Smith “Letters to the Inner Teen: Writing DEAR BULLY”
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Questions from Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Teacher Guide from Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Pre-Reading Guide from Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Compare & Contrast Activity from Sherri Maret
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Awards & Distinctions 1

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Selection, 2001
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