Juana & Lucas
by Juana Medina
Juana is a little girl living in Bogotá, Colombia. Lucas is her beloved dog.... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2016
Word Count 6,297
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 870L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 185159
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Colombia--BogotaÌ
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- English language--Study and teaching--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Schools
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America
- BogotaÌ (Colombia)--Fiction
- Colombia--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
- English language--Study and teaching
- BogotaÌ (Colombia)--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Juvenile fiction
- English language--Study and teaching--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Colombia
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Colombia--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
- Camp Candlewick
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Juana Medina about Juana & Lucas
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Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish and English (Bilingual) with Juana Medina about Juana & Lucas
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Juana Medina
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from Candlewick Press
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Group Activity from Candlewick Press
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Maze Activity Sheet from Candlewick Press
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Spanish and English (Bilingual) Bilingual Flashcards - Spanish/English from Candlewick Press
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Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Almarie Guerra
Created by Candlewick on Brilliance Audio
Awards & Distinctions 10

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2020
Author Winner, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2017

Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 2017

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2017

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Elementary Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2016

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2016
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