All Around Us
by Xelena González and Adriana M. Garcia • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2017
Word Count 379
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196417, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dy
- Circle
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- Nature stories
- Grandfathers
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Nature--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment
- Life cycles (Biology)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World
- Nature
- Life cycles (Biology)--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dying
- Circle--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Grandparent and child
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Xelena González about All Around Us
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Adriana M. Garcia about All Around Us
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Xelena González
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Adriana M. Garcia
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Xelena González
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Adriana M. Garcia
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Author Interviews 3
Meet-the-Author Recording with Xelena González
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Adriana M. Garcia
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2018 Pura Belpré Honor Acceptance Speech given by Adriana M. Garcia
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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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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Xelena González
Created by Cinco Puntos Press
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Adriana M. Garcia
Created by Cinco Puntos Press
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Xelena González
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2018
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2018
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Ecology & Nature Honor, 2018
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