Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
by Duncan Tonatiuh
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Holiday
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,846
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 178804, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Human skeleton in art--Juvenile literature
- Mexico
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Engravers--Mexico--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Human skeleton in art
- Posada, Josae Guadalupe
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Nonreligious
- Posada, JoseÌ Guadalupe, 1852-1913--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Mexico
- Engravers
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Duncan Tonatiuh about Funny Bones
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Duncan Tonatiuh
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In-depth Written Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educator's Guide from Center for Latin American Studies
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Lesson Plan from Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Created by Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Armando Duran
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 20

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2016

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2016

Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2023
Winner, 2016

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Honor, 2016

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2016

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2016

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
Second Place Winner, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2015

Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2022
Selection, 2015

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2015

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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