Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 61,198
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511393, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Communities--Juvenile fiction
- Powwows--Juvenile fiction
- Communities--Fiction
- Native Americans--Fiction
- Indians of North America--Juvenile fiction
- Powwows--Fiction
- Short stories
- First Nations
- JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious
- Communities
- Powwows
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American
- Indians of North America--Fiction
- Indians of North America
- JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
- Lists With This Book
- American Indian and Alaska Native
- Find Your Voice!: iREAD Children
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Leitich 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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About the Author 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 15
Why powwow is central to the anthology with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Michigan Department of Education
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Gaithersburg Book Festival
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by Donna Janell Bowman
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created by First Draft Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ideas & Invitations from Classroom Bookshelf
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Discussion & Activities from Read Across America
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Discussion Questions from HarperCollins
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading of "Joey Reads the Sky" narrated by Dawn Quigley
Created by Kate Messner
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kenny Ramos and DeLanna Studi
Created by HarperAudio
Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2022
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