From the Tops of the Trees
by Kao Kalia Yang and Rachel Wada
Based on her own experience, Hmong American author Yang describes living in the Ban... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian
Year Published 2021
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Refugees--Juvenile literature
- Refugee camps--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kao Kalia Yang about From the Tops of the Trees
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Kao Kalia Yang “From the Tops of the Trees For Teachers, By Teachers Series”
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Winner, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

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