Dreamers
by Yuyi Morales • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
93 Total Resources 20 Awards 13 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2018
Word Count 206
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 500534, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Short A
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Immigrants
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries
- Morales, Yuyi
- Mexican Americans
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- Mexican Americans--United States--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Autobiographies
- Immigrants--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Immigrants--United States--Biography
- Picture books
- Morales, Yuyi--Juvenile literature
- Mexican Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Immigrant Stories: A New Home
- Immigrant Stories: Life Along the Border
- #OwnVoices for K-5
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Read About Resilience
- #ArmMeWithBooks
- What It’s Like to Be a Refugee
- Peaceful Engagement
- Migration Stories: Hispanic Heritage
- Dual Language Picturebooks
- Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
- Family Stories: Hispanic Heritage
- Refugee Experiences: Searching for Home
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Yuyi Morales
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Yuyi Morales about Dreamers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Yuyi Morales
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Short A
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
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Listen and Respond (Two Titles) from TeachingBooks
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 18
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Short A
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Event Kit from Holiday House
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Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
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Listen and Respond (Two Titles) from TeachingBooks
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Lesson Plan from University of Central Florida
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Literature Guide from Learning to Give
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Book Readings 2

Meet-the-Author Recording with Yuyi Morales
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adriana Sananes
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Complete Video Reading narrated by Yuyi Morales
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 20

Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2025
Younger Readers Winner, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2019

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2019

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2019

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2018

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2018
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