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Sulwe Cover Image Book Book

Sulwe / written by Lupita Nyong'o ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison.

Nyong'o, Lupita, (author.). Harrison, Vashti, (illustrator.).

Summary:

When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but a shooting star's tale of the sisters Night and Day helps her understand there is beauty and worth in every shade.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534425361
  • ISBN: 1534425365
  • ISBN: 9781713701361
  • ISBN: 1713701367
  • ISBN: 9780780467705
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date, binding, and paging may vary
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8
AD580L Lexile
Decoding demand: 76 (high) Semantic demand: 81 (very high) Syntactic demand: 87 (very high) Structure demand: 82 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 505104.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book, 2020
2021-2022 Show me award final nominee

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Genre: Picture books.

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  • 80 of 84 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Pulaski County. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pulaski County Library-Waynesville. (Show)

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Pulaski County Library-Waynesville E NYO (Text) 33642000661710 Childrens Award Bk Available -
Albany Carnegie Public Library E FIC INTERNATIONAL NYO (Text) 35615010051906 Easy Picture Books Available -
Barry Lawrence - Aurora Library E NYO (Text) 37884103678987 Easy Available -
Barry Lawrence - Cassville Library E NYO (Text) 37884103188144 Easy Available -
Barry Lawrence - Marionville Library E NYO (Text) 37884103188136 Easy Available -
Barry Lawrence - Monett Library E NYO (Text) 37884103188128 Easy Available -
Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library E NYO (Text) 37884103188110 Easy Available -
Brookfield Public Library JE NYO (Text) 32512909403657 Juvenile Fiction K-2 Available -
Cameron Public Library E NYO (Text) 32311111193730 Early Reader Fiction Available -
Carrollton Public Library FIC J NYO (Text)
MASL: SHOW ME 2021-2022
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