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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2000-04-05
Page Count
32
Publisher
HarperCollins
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780688162412
Lexile
650
Themes
Native American heritage
family

Jingle Dancer

Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink… 

Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared over generations in her family and intertribal community. She hopes to dance at the next powwow. 

But with the day quickly approaching, she has a problem—how will her dress sing if it has no jingles?

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Rally to Read: Family Book Activity

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Jingle Dancer: Word Search

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Jingle Dancer: Memory Match

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Jingle Dancer: Criss Cross

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Jingle Dancer: Guide for Educators

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Jingle Dancer: Guide for Parents and Families

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Jingle Dancer: Guide for Community Coordinators

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Jingle Dancer: Extension Activities for Educators

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Jingle Dancer: Vocabulary Scaffold

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2000-04-05
Page Count
32
Publisher
HarperCollins
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780688162412
Lexile
650
Themes
Native American heritage
family
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