Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,611
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 137951, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Tingle, Tim--Family
- Wisdom
- Family
- Wisdom--Juvenile literature
- Blindness--Texas--Pasadena--Juvenile literature
- Crimes against
- Choctaw Indians--Biography
- Grandmothers
- Pasadena
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Tingle, Tim--Family--Juvenile literature
- Grandmothers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Blindness
- Tingle, Tim
- Choctaw Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Choctaw Indians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Pasadena (Tex.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Tingle, Tim--Childhood and youth
- Texas
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Childhood and youth
- Tingle, Tim--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Choctaw Indians--Crimes against--Texas--Pasadena--Juvenile literature
- Pasadena (Tex.)--Biography
- Pasadena (Tex.)
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Tim Tingle about Saltypie
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tim Tingle
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In-depth Written Interview with Tim Tingle
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Author Recording with Tim Tingle
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In-depth Written Interview with Tim Tingle
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Interview with Tim Tingle
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Interview with Tim Tingle
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Teacher's Guide from Cinco Puntos Press
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 5
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013; Elementary Selection, 2010
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2026
Multicultural and International Honor, 2011
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2011
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2026
Selection, 2011
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