Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
by Jonah Winter and Chris Sickels
19 Total Resources 2 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,384
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 135017, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Islip (N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Refuse and refuse disposal--Fiction
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Barges
- Mobro 4000 (Barge)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Islip (N.Y.)
- Barges--Fiction
- Voyages and travels
- History
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jonah Winter
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Sickels
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by L.J. Ganser
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 2

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2010

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