Joseph's Big Ride
by Terry Farish and Ken Daley
A refugee boy's determination to ride a bicycle leads to an unexpected friendship.... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- African American
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Regugees--Fiction
- Bicycles and bicycling--Fiction
- Bicycles--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Bicycles
- Friendship--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Cycling
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
- Bicycles--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Picture books
- Refugees--Fiction
- Friendship
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Teaching About Immigration
Our Original Resources 3
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1

Complete Video Reading narrated by Terry Farish
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2021
Multicultural and International Honor, 2017
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