Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds
by Jorge Argueta and Alfonso Ruano
“ … the odyssey that thousands of boys, girls and young people from El... read more
16 Total Resources 8 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Unaccompanied immigrant children--Central America--Juvenile poetry
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Unaccompanied immigrant children--United States--Poetry
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Unaccompanied immigrant children--Central America--Poetry
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Unaccompanied immigrant children--United States--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Lists With This Book
- Spanish/English Bilingual Books
- Central America for Elementary
- Teaching About Immigration
Our Original Resources 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Curriculum Ideas from Refugee Dolls
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Awards & Distinctions 8

Américas Award, 1993-2022
Commended, 2017

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2017

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

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2022
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2017

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2021
First Place Winner, 2017

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2022
Selection, 2017
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