Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- 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
- Quiz 181493, 0.5 AR Points
- 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
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Audio Name Pronunciation with F. Isabel Campoy
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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
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Teacher Guide from Harcourt
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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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 Mariner Books
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Book & Adaptation Websites 2
Awards & Distinctions 10

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Spanish Selection, 2018

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2017

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Commended, 2017

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2016

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
First Place Winner, 2016
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