King for a Day
by Rukhsana Khan and Christiane Kromer
From his rooftop perch, Malik is perfectly positioned to participate in the kite-flying... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Holiday
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- Disability
- South Asian
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,154
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 163050
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Pakistan
- Kites--Fiction
- Kites
- Basant Festival
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Pakistan--Fiction
- Basant Festival--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Non-Religious
- Wheelchairs
- People with disabilities
- Wheelchairs--Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rukhsana Khan about King for a Day
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rukhsana Khan
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Story Map 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 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator's Guide from Reading is Fundamental
Created by Reading is Fundamental
Study Guide from Prologue to the Performing Arts
Created by Prologue to the Performing Arts

Lesson Plan from Lee & Low
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Teacher's Guide from Rukhsana Khan
Created by Rukhsana Khan

Lesson Plan from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Awards & Distinctions 5

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2020
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Emergent Selection, 2014
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