The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
by Ibtihaj Muhammad , Hatem Aly, and S.K. Ali
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 625
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 500L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 505347
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Hijab (Islamic clothing)
- Islam
- Muslims
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Sisters
- Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
- Juvenile Fiction | Clothing & Dress
- First day of school
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Customs and practices
- Schools
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Religion & Faith
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
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- Black Lives Matter: Diversity
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- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Empathy
- BLM: Unapologetically Black
- Conscious Kid Project - Elementary
- JCPS LMS Recommended Reading Grade K-2
- VA READS 2021 Picture Books for All Ages
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with S.K. Ali
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with S.K. Ali
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
Interview with Hatem Aly
Created by Bright Group International
Interview with Ibtihaj Muhammad
Created by Sports Illustrated Kids
Interview with Ibtihaj Muhammad
Created by Bustle
Interview with Ibtihaj Muhammad
Created by Here and Now
Interview with Hatem Aly
Created by Hijabi Librarians
Interview with S.K. Ali
Created by Hijabi Librarians
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Make A Proudest Blue Paper Boat from S.K. Ali
Created by S.K. Ali
Teaching Guide from Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)
Created by Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Created by Hachette Audio
Awards & Distinctions 8
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2020
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Character Building Selection, 2020
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Commended, 2020
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
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