Becoming Naomi León
by Pam Muñoz Ryan • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Latino (Latin America)
- Disability
Year Published 2004
Word Count 41,686
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 82864, 6 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Mexico--Fiction
- Great-grandmothers--Fiction
- Family
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Mexico
- Mexican Americans
- Family problems--Fiction
- Mexican Americans--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Great-grandmothers
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Family problems
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
Our Original Resources 8

Meet-the-Author Movie with Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Pam Muñoz Ryan about Becoming Naomi León
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Reading Guide from Second Star to the Right: Meghann Meeusen's Teaching and Research Website
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Teacher Guide from Scholastic
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Lesson Plan from LibrarySparks
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Lesson Plan from University of Alabama SLIS
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Reader's Theater Script from Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Resource Guide from California Young Reader Medal
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Lesson Plan from Reading to Kids
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Annie Kozuch
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Vocabulary Resources 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 9

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Author Honor, 2006

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2005

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2005

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2005

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2005

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2004
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