Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border
by Mitali Perkins and Sara Palacios
31 Total Resources 7 Awards 7 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 1,087
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505454, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Christmas
- Grandmothers
- Mexican Americans
- Christmas--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Gifts
- Gifts--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mitali Perkins about Between Us and Abuela
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mitali Perkins
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Palacios
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from Library Lessons
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Classroom Applications from The University of Utah Latin American Studies
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Teaching Resources from Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
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Classroom Resources from Mitali Perkins
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Awards & Distinctions 7

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Multicultural Selection, 2020

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
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