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Penguin Random House: "Half and Half" Teacher Guide Unit PlanPenguin Random House: "Half and Half" Teacher Guide Unit Plan
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Penguin Publishing
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3rd - 5th
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Penguin Random House: "Half and Half" Teacher Guide

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Teacher guide for "Half and Half" includes brief background/synopsis as well as questions for group discussion.

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Concepts

children's literature, ethnicity

Additional Tags

half and half, lensey namioka, random house

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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