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
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- 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
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- 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
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from Nadia L. Hohn
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S.T.E.A.M. Lesson from Nadia L. Hohn
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2017

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2023
Grades K-2 Selection, 2017
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