Islandborn
by Junot Díaz and Leo Espinosa • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
26 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African (Global)
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 2,017
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194007, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Immigrants
- Schools
- Dominican Republic
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Islands--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Islands
- Dominican Americans
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Dominican Americans--Fiction
- History
- Schools--Fiction
- Dominican Republic--History--1930-1961--Fiction
- 1930-1961
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Africa--Emigration and immigration--Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Espinosa about Islandborn
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Leo Espinosa
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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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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Leo Espinosa
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Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Espinosa
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Junot Díaz
Created by NPR
Interview with Junot Díaz
Created by Washington Post
Interview with Junot Díaz
Created by The Harvard Crimson
Interview with Junot Díaz
Created by Penguin Kids
Interview with Junot Díaz
Created by CBS News
Interview with Junot Díaz
Created by Los Angeles Times
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
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Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Lesson Ideas from Responsive Reads
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Extension Ideas from Books 4 Learning
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Activity Ideas from Crayon Freckles
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Teaching Ideas from Bloomsbury USA
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Teaching Ideas from Library Lessons
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Junot Díaz
Created by Books On TapeŽ / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 5
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Winner, 2019
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2019
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Illustrator Honor, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Multicultural Selection, 2018
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