| Yellow Bird and Me Contributor(s): Hansen, Joyce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618611169 ISBN-13: 9780618611164 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Doris becomes friends with Yellow Bird as she helps him with his studies and his part in the school play and discovers that he has a problem known as dyslexia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Series: 163rd Street Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.35 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5450 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a sequel to THE GIFT-GIVER, Doris reluctantly starts helping Yellow Bird, the class clown, with his reading problem. To her surprise, Doris finds that in caring for and helping Bird, she develops a new friend. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hansen, Joyce: - Joyce Hansen, a former New York City schoolteacher, is a well-known author of both fiction and nonfiction and a four-time Coretta Scott King Honor recipient. Born and raised in the Bronx, Ms. Hansen now lives in West Columbia, South Carolina. |