Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood
by James McMullan
A memoir in paintings and words by internationally acclaimed illustrator, author,... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2014
Word Count 16,830
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1280L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164555, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- China
- Children of missionaries--China--Biography--Juvenile literature
- McMullan, James
- World War, 1939-1945
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Asia
- Children of missionaries
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Illustrators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- 1937-1945
- Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American--Juvenile literature
- History
- United States
- Illustrators
- China--History--1937-1945--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature
- Childhood and youth
- McMullan, James, 1934---Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James McMullan
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
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