Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
68 Total Resources 8 Awards 17 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Adventure
- Humor
- Picture Book
Year Published 2014
Word Count 275
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 450L
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 169653, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Imagination--Juvenile fiction
- Holes
- Picture books for children
- Humorous stories
- Boys--Fiction
- Holes--Juvenile fiction
- Shovels
- Boys--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
- Persistence
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Holes--Fiction
- Imagination--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Other Books by Caldecott Artists
- Building Confidence & Following Dreams
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen about Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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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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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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Author Interviews 34
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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TED Talk given by Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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On the scary truth about writing with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Advice to writers from Mac Barnett
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Picture books are for all ages with Mac Barnett
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Three levels of picture books with Mac Barnett
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On the evolution of the picture book with Mac Barnett
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Using picture books in the classroom with Mac Barnett
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Living in a visual culture with Mac Barnett
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In love with books with Mac Barnett
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A read-aloud childhood with Mac Barnett
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Favorite picture books with Mac Barnett
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On idea tumbling with Mac Barnett
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On writer's block with Mac Barnett
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On children as understanders with Mac Barnett
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Learning to write with Mac Barnett
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On school visits with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Activity Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Teacher Guide from Amnesty International UK
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Visual Literacy Notes from Amnesty International UK
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4-Person Reader's Theater Script from California Young Reader Medal
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7-Person Reader's Theater Script from California Young Reader Medal
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Story Time: Story Hour Kit from Candlewick Press
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Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Walker Books Ltd.
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Video Book Trailer from Candlewick Press
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 8
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2015
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2014
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