A Chair for My Mother
by Vera B. Williams • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 1982
Word Count 1,068
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 530L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 9761, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Math
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Chairs
- Families
- Chairs--Fiction
- Family life
- Family life--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Saving and investment--Fiction
- Saving and investment
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
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About the Author 1
Author Interviews 2
Meet-the-Author Movie with Vera B. Williams
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Interview with Vera B. Williams
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
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Spanish and English (Bilingual) Bilingual Activity Guide - Spanish/English from Reading Rainbow
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2021
Honor, 1983
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2021
Winner, 1983
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1982
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