A Different Pond
by Bao Phi and Thi Bui
40 Total Resources 12 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 945
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 190082, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Bao Phi about A Different Pond
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Thi Bui about A Different Pond
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Bao Phi
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Thi Bui
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Bao Phi
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Thi Bui
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Bao Phi
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Thi Bui
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by diaCRITICS
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by diaCRITICS
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Thi Bui
Created by Let's Talk Picture Books
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by TwinCities.com
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by NPR
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by StarTribune
Interview with Bao Phi
Created by Mackin Community
Baynet 2017 Panel Discussion with Thi Bui
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
Created by SEL Dallas
Teaching Ideas from Reading to Kids
Created by Reading to Kids
Activity Ideas from MaiStoryBook
Created by MaiStoryBook
Reader's Guide from Capstone
Created by Capstone
Art Activity from All the Wonders
Created by All the Wonders
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bao Phi
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Capstone
Created by Capstone
Awards & Distinctions 12
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Winner, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2022
Multicultural and International Honor, 2018
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Multicultural Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2017
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