Hermana, hermana

By Anne Sibley O'Brien
    Paperback: $7.50

    All sisters are unique. Meet two Latina sisters who seem to have very different interests, and see what brings them together.

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    Sister, Sister
    By Anne Sibley O'Brien

    Description

    All sisters are unique. Meet two Latina sisters who seem to have very different interests, and see what brings them together.

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    About the Creators

    Anne Sibley O’Brien

    Anne Sibley O'Brien was raised in South Korea from the time she was seven years old. She now works full time as a writer and illustrator of children’s books and is the illustrator of the popular Jamaica series. She also wrote and illustrated Bebop Books’ Sister, Sister. When she isn’t painting or writing for children, Anne writes a monthly feature column for The Bulletin of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Anne lives with her husband on Peaks Island, Maine. They have two grown children. Visit her online at annesibleyobrien.com.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584306269
  • Publication Date Sep 01, 2003
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 12
  • Word Count 68
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • Themes Childhood Experiences and Memories, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Families, Fiction, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Realistic Fiction
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 6
  • Grade Range 1
  • Guided Reading E
  • DRA 6
  • Interest Level 1
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 330
  • Reading Level 1
  • Bebop Reading Emergent
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