Smoky Night
What's Smoky Night About
Eve Bunting’s heartfelt story and David Diaz’s dramatic illustrations create a compelling child’s-eye view of urban violence. A young boy and his mother are forced to flee their apartment during a night of rioting in Los Angeles. Fires and looting force neighbors—who have always avoided one another—to come together in the face of danger and concern for their missing pets. David Diaz was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his bold acrylic paint and photo-collage illustrations.
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Eve Bunting has written more than two hundred books for young readers, including Pirate Boy (Holiday House), The Wedding, and Smoky Night (HMH Books for Young Readers), the winner of the 1995 Caldecott Medal. She lives in southern California.
David Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal; The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, which received a Newbery Honor; and Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. An illustrator and graphic designer for more than twenty-five years, he is also a painter and an accomplished ceramic artist. Mr. Diaz lives in Carlsbad, California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780152018849
- Publication Date
- April 1, 1999
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Page Count
- 36
- Words Per Page
- 35
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 93014885
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 41241792
- Lexile® Level
- 530L
- Scholastic Level
- O
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 10202
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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