Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
45 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Adventure
- Humor
- Picture Book
Year Published 2014
Word Count 275
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 450L
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 169653, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Imagination--Juvenile fiction
- Holes
- Picture books for children
- Humorous stories
- Boys--Fiction
- Holes--Juvenile fiction
- Shovels
- Boys--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
- Persistence
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Holes--Fiction
- Imagination--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Picture Books for Older Children & Teens
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen about Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mac Barnett
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 19
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jon Klassen
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Let's Get Busy Podcast
TED Talk given by Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Number Five Bus
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
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Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Mac Barnett
Created by Picturebooking Podcast
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 The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Jon Klassen
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Jon Klassen
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Activity Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Teacher Guide from Amnesty International UK
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Visual Literacy Notes from Amnesty International UK
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4-Person Reader's Theater Script from California Young Reader Medal
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7-Person Reader's Theater Script from California Young Reader Medal
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Story Hour Kit from Candlewick Press
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Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Walker Books Ltd.
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Video Book Trailer from Candlewick Press
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Elementary Selection, 2015
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2014
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