Islandborn
by Junot Díaz and Leo Espinosa • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (Latin America)
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African (Global)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 2,017
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194007, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Immigrants
- Schools
- Dominican Republic
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Islands--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Islands
- Dominican Americans
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Dominican Americans--Fiction
- History
- Schools--Fiction
- Dominican Republic--History--1930-1961--Fiction
- 1930-1961
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Africa--Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Embracing All Families Elementary
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Espinosa about Islandborn
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Leo Espinosa
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
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Book Readings 1
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Junot Díaz
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
![Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024](/images/awards/4.jpg)
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2019
![Américas Award, 1993-2024](/images/list_image/3388.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2019
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2018
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Multicultural Selection, 2018
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