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
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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 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
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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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