Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind
by Suzanne Fisher Staples
As the youngest of two daughters living in a nomadic family of camel herders in contemporary... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- South Asian
- Women / Girls
- Asian
Year Published 1989
Word Count 57,029
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 7122
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Gender & Sexism
- Religion
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Suzanne Fisher Staples about Shabanu
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Suzanne Fisher Staples
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Christina Moore
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Awards & Distinctions 2
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 1990
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
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