Small in the City
by Sydney Smith
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- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 301
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 530L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505335, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Vowel Combinations
- Long E
- Long U
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Skyline Math Texts
- We Are a Community: Building Empathy
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Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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- Long U
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 15

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Winner, 2020

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2020

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
Silver Winner, 2019

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2019
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