Faraway Home
by Jane Kurtz, Anne Davies, and E.B. Lewis
Desta is sad when her father tells her he has to go home to Ethiopia to visit her... read more
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- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2000
Word Count 1,024
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 35403, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Ethiopia--Fiction
- Ethiopia
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
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Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jane Kurtz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Theater Script from Jane Kurtz
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2000
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