Where Are You From?
Where Are You From?
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Where Are You From?

Written by Yamile Saied Méndez & illustrated by Jaime Kim
Hardcover
$19.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
34
Page count
321
Word count
AD640L
Lexile measure
Jun 4, 2019
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This resonant picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo. When a girl is asked where she’s from—where she’s really from—none of her answers seems to be the right one. Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn’t give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. Where am I from? You’re from hurricanes and dark storms, and a tiny singing frog that calls the island people home when the sun goes to sleep…. With themes of self-acceptance, identity, and home, this powerful, lyrical picture book will resonate with readers young and old, from all backgrounds and of all colors—especially anyone who ever felt that they don’t belong.

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Topics

immigration and emigrationfamilymultigenerationalsocial themesidentityprejudice and racismantiracismcultural rootsfamily historybelongingheritage

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780062839930
    Publication Date
    June 4, 2019
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Original Publication Date
    June 4, 2019
    Page Count
    34
    Word Count
    321
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018943091
    Lexile® Level
    AD640L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    505847
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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