Flowers for Sarajevo
by John McCutcheon and Kristy Caldwell
In 1992, in the marketplace of Sarajevo during the Balkan War, 22 people were killed... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2017
Word Count 924
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 187923, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Cellists
- Bosnia and Herzegovina--Fiction
- Florists--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Florists
- War
- Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--History--Siege, 1992-1996--Juvenile fiction
- History
- Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--History--Siege, 1992-1996--Fiction
- War--Fiction
- Siege, 1992-1996
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Cellists--Fiction
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 2
Interview with John McCutcheon
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Interview with Kristy Caldwell
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Peachtree
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Song" narrated by John McCutcheon
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by John McCutcheon
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
World History & Culture Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Character Building Selection, 2017
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