The Color of Home
by Mary Hoffman and Karin Littlewood
This remarkably moving picture book follows first-grader Hassan through his first... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2002
Word Count 1,171
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 59605, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Somalia
- Refugees
- Immigrants
- Painting
- Somali Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Somali Americans--Fiction
- Somali Americans
- Painting--Fiction
- Somalia--Fiction
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Emigration and immigration
- Homesickness--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- Refugees--Fiction
- Homesickness
- Lists With This Book
- Children Caught in War
- ELL Stories
- Refugee Experience
- African American Heritage and Culture
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About the Authors 5
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Empathy Guide from EmpathyLab
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Lesson Plan from University of Virginia
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2003
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