Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy , Theresa Howell, and Rafael López • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
40 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 501
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 181493
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Neighborhoods--Fiction
- City and town life
- Neighborhoods
- City and town life--Fiction
- Mural painting and decoration
- Mural painting and decoration--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 9
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by Children's Book Academy
Interview with Rafael López
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Theresa Howell
Created by La Bloga
Interview with Rafael López
Created by La Bloga
Interview with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by La Bloga
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by Alma Flor Ada
2019 Effie Lee Morris Lecture by F. Isabel Campoy
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 11
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Study Guide from Chicago Children's Museum
Created by Chicago Children's Museum
Prompting Questions from Denver Art Museum
Created by Denver Art Museum
Teaching Ideas from Harward Center for Community Partnerships
Created by Harward Center for Community Partnerships
Story Guide from Jumpstart
Created by Jumpstart
Transform Your Neighborhood Extension Activity from All the Wonders
Created by All the Wonders
Making Something Beautiful Extension Activity from All the Wonders
Created by All the Wonders
Teacher Guide from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Teaching Ideas from In The Lemon Tree
Created by In The Lemon Tree
Book Readings 3
Complete Video Reading in Spanish and English (Bilingual) narrated by Jasmin Cardenas
Created by Chicago Children's Theatre
Complete Video Reading
Created by Jumpstart
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adriana Sananes
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book & Adaptation Websites 2
Awards & Distinctions 7
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Spanish Selection, 2018
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2021
Winner, 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Commended, 2017
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2016
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.