Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
by Duncan Tonatiuh
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Holiday
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,846
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 178804, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Human skeleton in art--Juvenile literature
- Mexico
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Engravers--Mexico--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Human skeleton in art
- Posada, Josae Guadalupe
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Nonreligious
- Posada, JoseÌ Guadalupe, 1852-1913--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Mexico
- Engravers
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Duncan Tonatiuh about Funny Bones
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Duncan Tonatiuh
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In-depth Written Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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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 Author 3
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Author Recording with Duncan Tonatiuh
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In-depth Written Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Sibert Medal Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Educator’s Guide from Center for Latin American Studies
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Lesson Plan from Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Created by Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Armando Duran
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 19
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Honor, 2016
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2021
Winner, 2016
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Honor, 2016
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2022
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Biography Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2021
Second Place Winner, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2015
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2021
Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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