Abuela's Special Letters
Abuela's Special Letters

Abuela's Special Letters

Written by Jacqueline Jules & illustrated by Kim Smith
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$21.32
$20.25
5 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
21
Words per page
550L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2017
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Sofia is on a mission to make a family time capsule. The whole family contributes pictures and special items. Abuela even writes a letter to each of her grandchildren to be opened in fifteen years. Can Sofia really wait fifteen years to find out what that letter says? Adorable art, a table of contents, writing prompts, discussion questions, and an English/Spanish glossary are all included in this early chapter book.

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      Author
      Jacqueline Jules

      Jacqueline Jules is the award-winning author of 40 children’s books, including the Zapato Power series, the Sofia Martinez series, Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation, Duck for Turkey Day, Never Say a Mean Word Again, Feathers for Peacock, The Hardest Word, and Pluto is Peeved. Also a poet, Jacqueline is the author of three poetry chapbooks. Her poems have appeared in over 100 publications, including Cricket, Cicada, Germ Magazine, YARN, The Poetry Friday Anthologies, and One Minute Till Bedtime. She lives in Northern Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

      Illustrator
      Kim Smith

      Kim Smith has illustrated two picture books, including the upcoming Raven and Loon, which have been published in English and Inuktitut. She studied illustration at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta, where she currently resides.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781515807285
    Publication Date
    January 1, 2017
    Publisher
    Picture Window Books
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2017
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    21
    Audience
    Early Reader
    Reading Age
    5 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2016057603
    Lexile® Level
    550L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    187258
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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