Mice and Beans
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Joe Cepeda
“When there’s room in the heart, there’s room in the house, except... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2001
Word Count 1,126
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 57947, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Mexico--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.
- PartiesvJuvenile fiction
- Grandmothers
- GrandmothersvJuvenile fiction
- Birthdays--Fiction
- BirthdaysvJuvenile fiction
- Birthdays
- Parties
- Mexico
- Mice
- Parties--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Mice--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Mothers & More: Books about Families
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Joe Cepeda
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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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Lesson Plan from Reading to Kids
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Awards & Distinctions 2

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2002

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
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