The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
by Alice B. McGinty and Shonto Begay
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2021
Word Count 1,055
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515748, 0.5 AR Points
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- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Alice B. McGinty
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
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