Same, Same But Different
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
Year Published 2011
Word Count 306
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 460L
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 146680, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Pen pals
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Pen pals--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Making Connections: Mind in the Making
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
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Awards & Distinctions 2

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2024
Winner, 2012

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Honor, 2012; Illustrator Winner, 2012
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