The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
by Alice B. McGinty and Shonto Begay
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
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- Virtual Book Tours
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Alice B. McGinty about The Water Lady
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Alice B. McGinty
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Alice B. McGinty “The Water Lady Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Classroom Activity Guide from Alice B. McGinty
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Invitation to Imagine from Alice B. McGinty
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Alice B. McGinty
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Awards & Distinctions 7

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Commended, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Nonfiction Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2021
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