Sky Sweeper
by Phillis Gershator and Holly Meade
As a young boy, Takeboki finds work as the temple Flower Keeper, sweeping the... read more
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2007
Word Count 1,026
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 115653, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Self-actualization (Psychology)
- Contentment--Fiction
- Gardens, Japanese
- Zen Buddhism--Fiction
- Japan--Juvenile fiction
- Gardens, Japanese--Juvenile fiction
- Zen Buddhism--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
- Contentment
- Work--Juvenile fiction
- Contentment--Juvenile fiction
- Self-actualization (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction
- Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction
- Gardens, Japanese--Fiction
- Japan
- Work
- Zen Buddhism
- Japan--Fiction
- Work--Fiction
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About the Authors 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2008
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