Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border
by Mitali Perkins and Sara Palacios
A timely debut picture book about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico... read more
31 Total Resources 7 Awards 7 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Immigrant / Refugee
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
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mitali Perkins
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Palacios
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mitali Perkins
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Mitali Perkins
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Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by Primary Source, Inc.
Interview with Mitali Perkins
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Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by Matthew C. Winner
ACL 2016 Panel Discussion with Mitali Perkins
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by Girl Scouts of the USA
Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by RAPT Interviews
Interview with Mitali Perkins
Created by She Writes
Interview with Sara Palacios
Created by A Pen in Neverland
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ideas from Library Lessons
Created by Library Lessons
Classroom Applications from The University of Utah Latin American Studies
Created by The University of Utah Latin American Studies
Teaching Resources from Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Created by Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Classroom Resources from Mitali Perkins
Created by Mitali Perkins
Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
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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