26 Fairmount Avenue
by Tomie dePaola • Book 1 of the 26 Fairmount Avenue Series
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- Grade
- 1-4
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1999
Word Count 6,737
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 30629, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Connecticut
- DePaola, Tomie
- Intellectual life
- DePaola, Tomie, 1934---Homes and haunts--Connecticut--Meriden--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Chapter Books
- DePaola, Tomie, 1934---Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Meriden
- Authors, American
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- DePaola, Tomie, 1934---Childhood and youth
- Homes and haunts
- Meriden (Conn.)
- Illustrators
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Childhood and youth
- Meriden (Conn.)--Intellectual life--Juvenile literature
- Meriden (Conn.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Tomie dePaola about 26 Fairmount Avenue
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tomie dePaola
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In-depth Written Interview with Tomie dePaola
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tomie dePaola
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2000
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