Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory
by Julie Abery and Chris Sasaki
Lyrically told true story of the teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers to Olympic... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 185
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511924, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Swimming--Hawaii--Maui--History--Juvenile literature
- Swimmers
- Swimming coaches
- Swimming
- Natation--Clubs--Hawaii--Maui--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Swimming--Hawaii--Maui--History
- Swimming coaches--Hawaii--Maui--Juvenile literature
- Natation--Clubs--Hawaii--Maui (IÌ‚le)--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Swimming coaches--Hawaii--Maui County--Juvenile literature
- Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997--Juvenile literature
- Japanese American children--Hawaii--Maui
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- Swim teams
- Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
- Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Japanese American children--Hawaii--Maui--Juvenile literature
- Natation--Entraîneurs--Hawaii--Maui (Île)--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Swimming--History
- Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997
- Natation--Entraîneurs--Hawaii--Maui--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Japanese American children
- Swim teams--Hawaii--Maui--History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation
- Swimmers--Hawaii--Maui--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)--Juvenile literature
- Natation--Hawaii--Maui--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Enfants ameÌricains d'origine japonaise--Hawaii--Maui (IÌ‚le)--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Olympic Games
- Swim teams--Hawaii--Maui--History--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Olympics & Paralympics
- Natation--Hawaii--Maui (IÌ‚le)--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Swimming--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Julie Abery about Sakamoto's Swim Club
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Sasaki
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Julie Abery
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Julie Abery “Sakamoto's Swim Club Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Sasaki
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Julie Abery
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Julie Abery
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2022
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2022
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Sports Selection, 2021
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