Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad
by James Rumford
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
- Asian
Year Published 2008
Word Count 457
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 120559, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Iraq
- Calligraphy, Arabic--Fiction
- Baghdad (Iraq)
- Iraq--Fiction
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Fiction
- Baghdad (Iraq)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Iraq War, 2003-
- Calligraphy, Arabic
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with James Rumford about Silent Music
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Rumford
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2009
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2009
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2008
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