Preview this TitleTown Is by the Sea
by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Picture Book
Year Published 2017
Word Count 636
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 550L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191001, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Vowel Combinations
- Long E
- Long I
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Coal mines and mining--Fiction
- Cities and towns
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Coal mines and mining
- Nova Scotia
- Fathers and sons
- Boys
- Ocean mining--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
- Ocean mining
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- City and town life
- Children of coal miners
- Picture books for children
- Cities and towns--Fiction
- Coal mines and mining--Juvenile fiction
- Nova Scotia--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Sea stories
- Children of coal miners--Juvenile fiction
- Coal miners--Juvenile fiction
- Boys--Fiction
- Cities and towns--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-)
- Boys--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life
- City and town life--Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Coal miners
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Canada - General
- Lists With This Book
- Teaching Graphic Novels
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Phonics & Phonological Awareness Printables
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- Long I
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Joanne Schwartz about Town Is by the Sea
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Sydney Smith about Town Is by the Sea
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sydney Smith
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Joanne Schwartz
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sydney Smith
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Joanne Schwartz
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Author Interviews 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Joanne Schwartz
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Sydney Smith
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Interview with Sydney Smith
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Interview with Sydney Smith
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Interview with Sydney Smith
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Interview with Sydney Smith
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Interview with Sydney Smith
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Winning the Hans Christian Andersen Award with Sydney Smith
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Phonics & Phonological Awareness Printables
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Reinforces:
- Long E
- Long I
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Graphic Novel / Graphic Format Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teaching Sequence from Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Mark Turetsky
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Awards & Distinctions 11
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2018
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Winner, 2018
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2017
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