Bibliograph

Smoky night, written by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by David Diaz

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Label

Smoky night, written by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by David Diaz

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

530L, LexileDecoding indicator: 70 (high), Semantic indicator: 80 (high), Syntactic indicator: 70 (high), Structure indicator: 90 (high), Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Smoky night

Oclc number

28294012

Responsibility statement

written by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by David Diaz

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, LG, 2.4, 0.5, 10202 - No Quiz Available.Accelerated Reader, Lower Grade, 2.4, 0.5, Kilgore Intermediate.

Summary

Daniel and his mother look out of their window at the smoky night below. There are looters on the street, fires in the distance. Daniel clutches his cat, Jasmine. But later, when they're forced to leave the apartment building, Jasmine can't be found. Mrs. Kim's cat is missing too. Where are they? They can't be with each other. Those cats don't get along ... This story is about cats and people who couldn't get along until a night of rioting brings them together. Winner of Caldecott medal, 1995When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

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