Pennies in a Jar
by Dori Chaconas and Ted Lewin
A story set in the 1940s begins with a young boy and his mother seeing his father... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2007
Word Count 1,435
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 122491, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- World War, 1939-1945
- Horses--Fiction
- Peddlers and peddling
- Horses
- World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
- Fear--Juvenile fiction
- Peddling
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Peddlers--Fiction
- Horses--Juvenile fiction
- Fear--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Fear
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ted Lewin
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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