Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
Wearing European clothes for the first time, a young Japanese man traveled alone... read more
17 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian American
- Asian
Year Published 1993
Word Count 568
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 7570, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Art
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese Americans--Fiction
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Voyages and travels
- United States--Description and travel--Fiction
- United States
- Homesickness--Fiction
- Grandfathers
- Japan
- Imprints 20th century 1993
- Homesickness
- Japan--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Allen Say about Grandfather's Journey
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Allen Say
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Allen Say
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks

Lesson Plan from Weston Woods
Created by Weston Woods

Lesson Plan from Reading to Kids
Created by Reading to Kids
Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by B.D. Wong
Created by Weston Woods

Video Book Reading narrated by B.D. Wong
Created by Weston Woods
Awards & Distinctions 5

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2019

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Winner, 1994

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2021
Winner, 1994

Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2021
Selection, 1993

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.