Tía Isa Wants a Car
by Meg Medina and Claudio Muñoz • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
30 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,086
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 143926, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
- Aunts--Fiction
- Automobiles--Fiction
- Automobiles
- Personal finance--Fiction
- Money
- Parent-separated girls--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Aunts
- Money--Fiction
- Hispanic Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Beaches--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Beach Stories
- See the Sea
- Economics, K-5
- Economic Class
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Meg Medina
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Claudio Muñoz
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Meg Medina
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Claudio Muñoz
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 10
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Two Writing Teachers
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Interview with Claudio Muñoz
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Latin Baby Book Club
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Colorín Colorado
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Middle Grade Ninja
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Meg Medina
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Classroom Ideas from Meg Medina
Created by Meg Medina
Financial Literacy Lesson from Vermont Office of the State Treasurer
Created by Vermont Office of the State Treasurer
Lesson Plan from Illinois Classrooms in Action
Created by Illinois Classrooms in Action
Discussion Questions from Virginia Council on Economic Education
Created by Virginia Council on Economic Education
Lesson Plan from Virginia Council on Economic Education
Created by Virginia Council on Economic Education
Book Readings 1
Complete Reading narrated by Meg Medina
Created by Julie's Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mommy Maestra
Created by Mommy Maestra
Awards & Distinctions 6
Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2022
Author Winner, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Commended, 2012
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
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