Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
42 Total Resources 4 Awards 4 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Holiday
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2000
Word Count 708
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 41520, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Dance--Fiction
- Creek Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Creek Indians
- Creek Indians--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Indian dance
- Dance
- Indian dance--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Indians of North America
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Contemporary Indian Stories
- 40 Books about the Arts
- 50 Multicultural Books for Children
- Family
- Images of Community
- I is Not for Indian
- Native American Tales and Legends
- Native Voices
- MORE Books for Beginning Readers
- Civics: Me, Family, Community, K-3
- Anishinabe & Dakota: Powwows
- Native American Literature
- AILA Children's Book List
- #IndigenousReads by Indigenous Writers
- Taking on Challenges: Mind in the Making
- Sample: Math by the Book
- Amplify CKLA Kindergarten Trade Books
- Grandparents: American Indian Heritage
- Music & Dance: American Indian Heritage
- Traditional Ways of Life: Amer. Indian
- Powwow: Celebrations
- A Rich Heritage: American Indians Today
- Family Stories: American Indian Heritage
- Tradition at Events
- Encouraging Positive Change
- Family, Kinship and Community
- Books From All 50 States - Oklahoma
- Contemporary Native Americans
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Awards & Distinctions 4
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American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2021
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American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Elementary Selection, 2010
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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