El sol del verano

By William Nikola, Don Tate

    From sun up to sun down, life on the farm is a flurry of activity. See how a young African American boy and his family spend a busy day on their farm.

    Front cover for Summer Sun Risin' - Bebop by W. Nikola-Lisa and Don Tate
    This book is also available in English
    Summer Sun Risin’ – Bebop
    By William Nikola, Don Tate
    Front cover for Summer Sun Risin' by W. Nikola-Lisa and Don Tate
    This book is also available in English
    Summer Sun Risin’
    By William Nikola, Don Tate

    Description

    From sun up to sun down, life on the farm is a flurry of activity. See how a young African American boy and his family spend a busy day on their farm.

    Web discounts do not apply to Bebop books

    About the Creators

    William Nikola

    W. Nikola-Lisa is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, among them Bein' with You This Way, Summer Sun Risin', and My Teacher Can Teach Anyone!, all published by Lee & Low Books. A professor of education at National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, Nikola-Lisa lives in Chicago with his wife. To find out more about W. Nikola-Lisa, visit his website: nikolabooks.com.

    Don Tate

    Don Tate is an award-winning author, and the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children. He is the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award and the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. Tate and his family live in Austin, Texas. You can visit him online at dontate.com and follow him on social media at @devas_T.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584305286
  • Publication Date Nov 01, 2004
  • Trim Size 7 × 8.25 in
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 449
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Animal / Biodiversity / Plant Adaptations, Animals, Earth / Sun / Moon System, Environment / Nature, Families, Farming, Fiction, How-to / Instructional Nonfiction, Nature / Science, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pride, Realistic Fiction, Time / Days Of The Week, Weather / Seasons / Clothing
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 6
  • Grade Range 1
  • Guided Reading I
  • DRA 16
  • Interest Level 1
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 540
  • Reading Level 1
  • Bebop Reading Emergent
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