I Talk Like a River
by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
53 Total Resources 12 Awards 11 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2020
Word Count 545
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510614, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Long I
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Stuttering--Fiction
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Sydney Smith about I Talk Like a River
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sydney Smith
Created by TeachingBooks
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:
- Long 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 3
Author Interviews 16
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Sydney Smith
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Sydney Smith
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by Eric Carle Museum
Interview with Sydney Smith
Created by Eric Carle Museum
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by Canadian Stuttering Association
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by NPR
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by Publisher Spotlight
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by CBC
Interview with Sydney Smith
Created by CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Book Awards
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Sydney Smith
Created by The Yarn Podcast
Interview with Jordan Scott
Created by Bibliovideo
Interview with Sydney Smith
Created by Bibliovideo
Interview with Sydney Smith
Created by Bibliovideo
Winning the Hans Christian Andersen Award with Sydney Smith
Created by Canadian Children's Book Centre
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Long 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
Educator's Guide from Holiday House
Created by Holiday House
Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Lesson Plan from Teach Magazine
Created by Teach Magazine
Book Readings 3
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by Jordan Scott
Created by Dreamscape Media
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by Jordan Scott
Created by Dreamscape Media
Complete Video Reading narrated by Jordan Scott
Created by Friends Who Stutter
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 12
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Honor, 2022
Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2021
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2021
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Finalist, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2020
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