The Dark
by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen
39 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2013
Word Count 561
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 157787
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Social Emotional Learning
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Lemony Snicket
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lemony Snicket about The Dark
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lemony Snicket
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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In-depth Written Interview with Lemony Snicket
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Lemony Snicket
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lemony Snicket
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Lemony Snicket
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Lemony Snicket
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Lemony Snicket
Created by USA Today
Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Lemony Snicket
Created by NPR
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by CBC
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by South China Morning Post
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Los Angeles Times
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Jon Klassen
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Faith Talk Questions from Storypath (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
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Teacher Notes and Activities from Lamont Books
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Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Neil Gaiman
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Video Book Reading narrated by Neil Gaiman
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Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Orchard Books (UK)
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Video Book Trailer from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Winner, 2014
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Elementary Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2019
Selection, 2013
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