Song for a Whale
by Lynne Kelly
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2019
Word Count 57,105
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 199649, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Deaf Deaf
- Grandmothers Grandmothers
- Whales--Fiction
- Whales Whales
- Automobile travel Automobile travel
- Automobile travel--Fiction
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Deaf--Fiction
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
- People with disabilities People with disabili
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lynne Kelly about Song for a Whale
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lynne Kelly
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Lynne Kelly “Song for a Whale For Teachers, By Teachers Series”
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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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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lynne Kelly
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Lynne Kelly “Song for a Whale For Teachers, By Teachers Series”
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American Sign Language and English (Bilingual) Interview with Lynne Kelly
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Interview with Lynne Kelly
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Interview with Lynne Kelly
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Guest post by Lynne Kelly
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Interview with Lynne Kelly
Created by San Francisco Book Review
Interview with Lynne Kelly
Created by Caroline Starr Rose
Interview with Lynne Kelly
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Interview with Lynne Kelly
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Vermont Department of Libraries
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Lesson Plan from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Discussion Questions from Writers' Block Blog
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Educators' Guide from Random House
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Author and Abigail Revasch
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Random House Kids
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Odyssey Award, 2008-2023
Honor, 2020
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2023
Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Middle Selection, 2019
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