Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
by Duncan Tonatiuh
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2010
Word Count 664
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 136258, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Mexico--Fiction
- Letters--Fiction
- Country life--Mexico--Fiction
- City and town life
- Mexico
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Mexican Americans
- New York
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- New York (State)
- Cousins--Fiction
- Cousins
- Letters
- City and town life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- Country life
- New York (N.Y.)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Duncan Tonatiuh about Dear Primo
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Duncan Tonatiuh
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In-depth Written Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Discussion Guide from Be A Learning Hero
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Audiobook Excerpt
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2011
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2011
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2011
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011
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