Small in the City
by Sydney Smith
A child in a large city describes the chaos of people and cars and big buildings,... read more
26 Total Resources 12 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 301
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 530L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 505335
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Best Children's Books of 2019
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sydney Smith about Small in the City
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sydney Smith
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator's Guide from Holiday House
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Stephanie Willing
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 12

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2020
Author Winner, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
City Selection, 2020

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

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

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2020
English Finalist, 2020

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
English Finalist, 2020

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2019
Illustrator Winner, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2019

Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2019
Selection, 2019

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2019
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