Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma
by Joanna Ho and Teresa Martínez
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- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2021
Word Count 1,238
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 516367, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Performances
- Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955---Performances--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emigration & Immigration
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Music / Classical
- Cello players
- Cultural pluralism--Juvenile literature
- Cellists
- Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
- Cellists--Biography--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Music
- Lists With This Book
- Global Social Studies - Grade 2-3
- Immigraton and Refugees Nonfiction
Our Original Resources 9
Audio Name Pronunciation with Joanna Ho
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Compassion Book Activity from RIF Literacy Central
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin Shen
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Honor, 2022
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