How My Family Lives in America | |
ISBN: 9780689822216 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: September 1998 Retail: $7.99 OUR PRICE: $2.49 You Save 69% Binding Type: Paperback Annotation: In How My Family Lives in America, author-photographer Susan Kuklin zeroes in on the source of cultural identity: the family. Meet: Sanu, who is learning how to braid her hair and to cook the same African meal her father makes. Eric, who loves to play baseball with his dad and to dance the merengue with his friends and family. April, who works hard on her Chinese writing and tries to keep up with her family's challenging games. Their stories emphasize the seemingly minor and everyday ways heritage is transmitted: stories, songs, games, language, special occasions. They show the importance of choice and adaptation in forging a cultural identity. And they provoke readers to examine their own families -- what makes them the same, what makes them distinct, and how this uniqueness is celebrated. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Topics) |
Dewey: 305.800 |
LCCN: 91022949 |
Lexile Measure: 680 |
BISAC category: JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / General |
Target Grade/Age Group: Grade 1-2, Age 6-7 |
Grade level: Grade 1-2 |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 25.00" L x 10.25" W |
Lexile Level: 840 |
Bargain Category: Reference, Picture Books, History, Geography, Early Elementary |
Grade level(s): PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 11016 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
Quiz #: Q05436 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Grades K-2 Point Value: 2.0 |