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
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- 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
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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 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Study Guide from Chicago Children's Museum
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Prompting Questions from Denver Art Museum
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Teaching Ideas from Harward Center for Community Partnerships
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Transform Your Neighborhood Extension Activity from All the Wonders
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Making Something Beautiful Extension Activity from All the Wonders
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Teacher Guide from Harcourt
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Teaching Ideas from In The Lemon Tree
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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
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adriana Sananes
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Mariner Books
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Book & Adaptation Websites 2
Awards & Distinctions 10

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Spanish Selection, 2018

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2022
Winner, 2017

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Commended, 2017

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2016

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2021
First Place Winner, 2016
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