A Piece of Home
by Jeri Watts and Hyewon Yum
23 Total Resources 5 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2016
Word Count 668
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182216, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Koreans
- West Virginia
- Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction
- Grandmothers
- Flowers
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Koreans--West Virginia--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Emigration and immigration
- United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Friendship
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jeri Watts about A Piece of Home
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jeri Watts
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Hyewon Yum
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2017

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Winner, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Emergent Selection, 2016
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