Waiting
by Kevin Henkes
Childhood is full of waiting. It turns out childhood toys spend a lot of time waiting,... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Beginning Reader
Year Published 2015
Word Count 270
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 440L
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 176259
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Social Emotional Learning
- K EL Module 1: Toys and Play
- Benchmark Trade Books, Grade 1
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Kevin Henkes
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Kevin Henkes
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kevin Henkes about Waiting
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kevin Henkes
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Memory Cards from Kevin Henkes
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Teacher's Guide from HarperCollins
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Awards & Distinctions 7

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Commended, 2016

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2021
Honor, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2015

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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