The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs
by Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2022
Word Count 1,177
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 519007, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Eišiškės (Lithuania)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Tower of Faces (Exhibition) (1993- : United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)--History--Juvenile literature
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum--Exhibitions--Juvenile literature
- Eliach, Yaffa
- Jews--Lithuania--Eišiškės--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Lithuania--Eišiškės--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Chana Stiefel about The Tower of Life
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Gal
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Chana Stiefel
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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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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Gal
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Chana Stiefel
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Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Susan Gal
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Susan Gal
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Susan Gal
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Interview with Chana Stiefel
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
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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Curriculum Guide from Scholastic
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 7
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2026
Winner, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Nonfiction Selection, 2023
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2022
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