The Christmas Gift / El Regalo de Navidad
by Francisco Jiménez and Claire B. Cotts
19 Total Resources 3 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2000
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Christmas
- Bilingual
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Migrant labor
- Christmas--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Spanish language materials
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Migrant labor--Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Francisco Jiménez
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Francisco Jiménez
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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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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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2000
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