Watercress
by Andrea Wang and Jason Chin
43 Total Resources 13 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 500
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 514753, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Virtual Book Tours
- Best Children's Books of 2021
- We Are Kid Lit 2022
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jason Chin about Watercress
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Wang about Watercress
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Chin
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Wang
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Andrea Wang “Watercress Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jason Chin
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Wang
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 19
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Jason Chin
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Wang
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Andrea Wang “Watercress Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by A Bookish Home
Interview with Jason Chin
Created by A Bookish Home
Caldecott Win Interview with Jason Chin
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Guest Post by Andrea Wang
Created by We Need Diverse Books
Interview with Jason Chin
Created by NPR
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by NPR
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Jason Chin
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Jason Chin
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Jason Chin
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Jason Chin
Created by Author Turf
Interview with Andrea Wang
Created by Lesley University
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
Created by Unleashing Readers
Teacher Tips from BookPage
Created by BookPage
Educator's Guide from Holiday House
Created by Holiday House
Invitation to Imagine from Andrea Wang
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 13
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Winner, 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Honor, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2021
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