A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by Grace Lin
Little Star’s Mama takes the Big Mooncake out of the oven and lays it onto... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 339
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 430L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195918, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Cookies
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
- Cookies--Fiction
- Stars
- Stars--Fiction
- Moon--Phases--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
- Phases
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Picture books
- Moon
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | General
- Lists With This Book
- Asian Americans
- Chinese Americans and China
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Grace Lin about A Big Mooncake for Little Star
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Grace Lin
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In-depth Written Interview with Grace Lin
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Theater Script from Grace Lin
Created by Grace Lin

Moon Phase Viewer from Grace Lin
Created by Grace Lin
Activities from Curious City DPW
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Emma Lysy
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Awards & Distinctions 8

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Commended, 2019

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2019

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2019

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2018
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