When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing
by Virginia Hamilton and Barry Moser
18 Total Resources 2 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
Year Published 1996
Word Count 5,984
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 13754, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Batty about Bats
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Barry Moser
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Virginia Hamilton
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 2

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1997

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
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