Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael López • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
Young Sonia has diabetes and must sometimes give herself shots of insulin. She asks,... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Disability
Year Published 2019
Word Count 1,066
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505958, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Disability and Autism
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López about Just Ask!
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Listen & Respond from TeachingBooks
Created by TeachingBooks

Literature Guide from Learning to Give
Created by Learning to Give
Teaching Ideas from Read Across America
Created by Read Across America
Storytime & Artmaking from Albright-Knox
Created by Albright-Knox
Book Readings 3

Complete Video Reading narrated by Sonia Sotomayor
Created by Strahan Sara and Keke
Complete Video Reading narrated by Chris Gomez
Created by Bronx Children's Museum

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sonia Sotomayor and Ali Stroker
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 4

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2022
Winner, 2020
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