Too Small Tola
by Atinuke and Onyinye Iwu • Book 1 of the Too Small Tola Series
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- Grade
- 1-4
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African
Year Published 2021
Word Count 9,195
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510237, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Family life--Fiction
- City and town life--Fiction
- Families
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
- Family--Juvenile fiction
- Stature--Juvenile fiction
- City and town life
- Short stories
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Family--Fiction
- Stature
- City and town life--Juvenile fiction
- Size--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Onyinye Iwu about Too Small Tola
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Atinuke about Too Small Tola
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Atinuke
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Onyinye Iwu
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Discussion Questions from Candlewick Press
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Teachers' Notes from Walker Books Ltd.
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Discussion Questions from Candlewick Press
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Story Time: Fashion Activity from Candlewick Press
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Group Activity from Candlewick Press
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Amaka Obiechie
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Video Book Reading narrated by Atinuke
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 11

Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2025
Commended, 2022

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2021

Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize, 2021-2025
Longlist, 2021
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