Thunder Boy Jr.
by Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales
54 Total Resources 10 Awards 17 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 518
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 420L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 182877, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Blends & Digraphs
- th
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Identity
- Names, Personal--Fiction
- Identity--Fiction
- Names, Personal
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Indians of North America--Fiction
- Identity (Psychology)
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Indians of North America
- Lists With This Book
- My Dad and Me
- Embracing All Families Elementary
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Yuyi Morales about Thunder Boy Jr.
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sherman Alexie
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sherman Alexie
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 29
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Mackin Community
Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Sherman Alexie
Created by Horn Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Yuyi Morales
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by Entertainment Weekly
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by PBS
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by NPR
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by The Daily Show
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by PBS
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Little, Brown and Company
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Juana Martinez-Neal
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Andrea Skyberg
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Bee Me Bookshelf
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Candlewick Press
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by PRI
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Yuyi Morales
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Sherman Alexie
Created by PBS
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Literature Guide from Learning to Give
Created by Learning to Give
Curriculum Connections from Empowering the Spirit
Created by Empowering the Spirit
Activity Packet from Washington Library Association
Created by Washington Library Association
Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
Created by Unleashing Readers
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sherman Alexie and David Alexie
Created by Hachette Audio
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Awards & Distinctions 10
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Honor, 2017
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2016
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