What Is Given from the Heart
by Patricia C. McKissack and April Harrison
20 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 1,120
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 500522
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Charity--Fiction
- Christmas
- Christian life--Fiction
- Depressions
- Poverty--Fiction
- 1929
- Dolls
- Sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- African Americans
- Sharing
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Window and Mirrors
- CPL Best Picture Books of 2019
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with April Harrison about What Is Given from the Heart
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia C. McKissack
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Audio Name Pronunciation with April Harrison
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In-depth Written Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
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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 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Teaching Ideas from Library Lessons
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Activity Guide from Book It
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mooresville (IN) Public Library
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
New Talent Winner, 2020

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2020

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Character Building Selection, 2019
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