Malaika's Costume
by Nadia L. Hohn and Irene Luxbacher
Malaika is a young girl from a Caribbean Island where she lives with her grandmother.... read more
16 Total Resources 2 Awards 1 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- African (Global)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Costume
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Caribbean Area--Fiction
- Carnival
- Carnival--Juvenile fiction
- Costume--Juvenile fiction
- 20160531 NEW LIST
- Grandparent and child--Fiction
- Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction
- Caribbean Area--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | General (see also Religious - Christian
- Caribbean Area
- Carnival--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Costume--Fiction
- Grandparent and child
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Mother and child--Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Irene Luxbacher
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Irene Luxbacher
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 4
Américas Award acceptance speech by Nadia L. Hohn
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Nadia L. Hohn
Created by Anansesem
Guest post by Nadia L. Hohn
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Irene Luxbacher
Created by Canadian Children's Book Centre
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ideas from Nadia L. Hohn
Created by Nadia L. Hohn
S.T.E.A.M. Lesson from Nadia L. Hohn
Created by Nadia L. Hohn
Awards & Distinctions 2
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2017
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2023
Grades K-2 Selection, 2017
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