Tokyo Digs a Garden
by Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka
17 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Environmentalism
- Animals--Juvenile fiction
- Magic
- Imagination--Juvenile fiction
- City and town life
- City and town life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Environmentalism--Juvenile fiction
- Animals
- Gardening--Fiction
- Magic--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
- City and town life--Juvenile fiction
- Imagination
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
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Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kellen Hatanaka about Tokyo Digs a Garden
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kellen Hatanaka
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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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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kellen Hatanaka
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Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kellen Hatanaka
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jon-Erik Lappano
Created by CBC
Interview with Kellen Hatanaka
Created by CBC
Interview with Jon-Erik Lappano
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Interview with Kellen Hatanaka
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Interview with Jon-Erik Lappano
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Interview with Kellen Hatanaka
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Guest post by Jon-Erik Lappano
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Interview with Kellen Hatanaka
Created by Krishka Studio
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2020
English Finalist, 2017
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2019
Illustrator Winner, 2016
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