My Two Border Towns
by David Bowles and Erika Meza • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
33 Total Resources 12 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2021
Word Count 791
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 513588, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Read Across America
- We Are Kid Lit 2022
- Long Island Students Read, Juvenile
- CSLP 2023 Children
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with David Bowles
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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 Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with David Bowles
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Author Interviews 12
Panel Discussion with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Erika Meza
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Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
Created by Maya Sisneros
Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
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Interview with David Bowles
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from National Education Association
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Teaching Guide from Penguin Random House
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Oscar Emmanuel Fabela
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Awards & Distinctions 12
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2022
Winner, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Multicultural Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2021
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