All Around Us
by Xelena Gonzalez and Adriana M. Garcia • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
M. Garcia’s realistic digital art heightens this visual interplay between metaphor... read more
17 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Concept Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- American Indian
Year Published 2017
Word Count 379
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196417, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dy
- Circle
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Grandfathers--Fiction
- Nature stories
- Grandfathers
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Nature--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment
- Life cycles (Biology)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World
- Nature
- Life cycles (Biology)--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dying
- Circle--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Grandparent and child
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Xelena Gonzalez about All Around Us
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Adriana M. Garcia about All Around Us
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Xelena Gonzalez
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Adriana M. Garcia
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Xelena Gonzalez
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Adriana M. Garcia
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 3
Meet-the-Author Recording with Xelena Gonzalez
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Adriana M. Garcia
Created by TeachingBooks
2018 Pura Belpré Honor Acceptance Speech given by Adriana M. Garcia
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Xelena Gonzalez
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 7
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2018
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2022
Winner, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
Second Place Winner, 2018
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2022
Ecology & Nature Honor, 2018
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