Peppe the Lamplighter
by Elisa Bartone and Ted Lewin
Peppe becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century... read more
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 1993
Word Count 1,207
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 9646, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Italian Americans--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Italian Americans
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Ted Lewin about Peppe the Lamplighter
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ted Lewin
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1994
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