A Different Pond
by Bao Phi and Thi Bui
47 Total Resources 14 Awards 8 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
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
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Bao Phi about A Different Pond
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Thi Bui about A Different Pond
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Bao Phi
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Thi Bui
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Digital Book Kit from TeachingBooks
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Lesson Plan from University of Central Florida
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Literature Guide from Learning to Give
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Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
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Teaching Ideas from Reading to Kids
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Activity Ideas from MaiStoryBook
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Reader's Guide from Capstone
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Art Activity from All the Wonders
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bao Phi
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Capstone
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Awards & Distinctions 14

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Honor, 2018

Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, 2000-2018
Winner, 2018

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Winner, 2018

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Multicultural Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Picture Book Selection, 2017
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