Calling the Water Drum
by Latisha Redding and Aaron Boyd
A moving story about a family's attempt to flee Haiti in a boat, and a young boy... read more
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African American
- Disability
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Orphans--Fiction
- Immigrants
- Orphans
- Drum
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Selective mutism--Fiction
- Haitian Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Drum--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Selective mutism
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- New York (N.Y.)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Haitian Americans--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring the Refugee Crisis
- Teaching About Haiti
- Teaching About Immigration
- Music
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 2
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Interview with Latisha Redding
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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