Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
56 Total Resources 8 Awards 14 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 501
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 181493, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Blends & Digraphs
- TH
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Short I
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Neighborhoods--Fiction
- City and town life
- Neighborhoods
- City and town life--Fiction
- Mural painting and decoration
- Mural painting and decoration--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Hispanic Americans--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- KidCitizen Engagement
- Sample: Skyline Math Texts
- Sample: StudyForge
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
- #ArmMeWithBooks
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 2 Classroom Libr
- Sample: Math by the Book
- Civics and Our Government
- We Are a Community: Building Empathy
- Art and Artists: Hispanic Heritage
- Stories from the Barrio
Our Original Resources 11
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- TH
- Short I
Created by TeachingBooks
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 10
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 10
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by Children's Book Academy
Interview with Rafael López
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Theresa Howell
Created by La Bloga
Interview with Rafael López
Created by La Bloga
Interview with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by La Bloga
Interview with Rafael López
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with F. Isabel Campoy
Created by Alma Flor Ada
2019 Effie Lee Morris Lecture by F. Isabel Campoy
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 13
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- TH
- Short I
Created by TeachingBooks
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Time: Storytime Theme Activities - Art from Literacious
Created by Literacious
Study Guide from Chicago Children's Museum
Created by Chicago Children's Museum
Prompting Questions from Denver Art Museum
Created by Denver Art Museum
Teaching Ideas from Harward Center for Community Partnerships
Created by Harward Center for Community Partnerships
Transform Your Neighborhood Extension Activity from All the Wonders
Created by All the Wonders
Making Something Beautiful Extension Activity from All the Wonders
Created by All the Wonders
Teacher Guide from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Book Readings 3
Complete Video Reading in American Sign Language narrated by Jojo Lopez
Created by California School for the Deaf - Riverside
Complete Video Reading
Created by Jumpstart
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adriana Sananes
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mariner Books
Created by Mariner Books
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Book & Adaptation Websites 2
Awards & Distinctions 8
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017; Selection, 2018; Selection, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2024
Winner, 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2017
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2016
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