Barbed Wire Baseball
by Marissa Moss and Yuko Shimizu
As a boy, Kenichi “Zeni” Zenimura dreams of playing professional... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 2,092
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 156562, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile literature
- Baseball--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Japanese Americans
- World War, 1939-1945
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Baseball
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- History
- United States
- Lists With This Book
- Paired Nonfiction & Fiction
- Asian Americans
- Japanese Americans
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Marissa Moss about Barbed Wire Baseball
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Marissa Moss
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Yuko Shimizu
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Nonfiction Read and Respond 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 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Marissa Moss
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Yuko Shimizu
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Author Interviews 2
Meet-the-Author Recording with Marissa Moss
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Bringing STEM / STEAM to Life with Marissa Moss
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
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Lesson Plan from Abrams
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2021
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Sports Selection, 2013
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