New Shoes
by Susan Lynn Meyer and Eric Velasquez
When Ella Mae, who’s always had hand-me-downs, goes shoe shopping for the first... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,144
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 490L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 174262
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American Experience
- KidCitizen Engagement
- Black History Elementary
- Civil Rights Teaching
- Black Lives Matter: Diversity
- Black Lives Matter: Black Women
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Empathy
- Black Lives Matter: Black Families
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Common Core Guide from Holiday House
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Honor, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
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