The Stray and the Strangers
by Steven Heighton and Melissa Iwai
Based on a true story, a stray dog befriends an orphan boy in a refugee camp on... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2020
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Refugees--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
- Orphans--Juvenile fiction
- Orphans
- Refugee camps--Greece--Juvenile fiction
- Refugees--Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
- Orphans--Fiction
- Refugees
- Children's stories
- Refugee camps
- Dogs--Fiction
- Dogs--Juvenile fiction
- Dogs
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Steven Heighton about The Stray and the Strangers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Iwai
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Steven Heighton
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Steven Heighton “The Stray and the Strangers Virtual Book Tour”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Invitation to Imagine from Steven Heighton
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Frankie Corzo
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