Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 3.1
Lexile Measure®: 270L
DRA: 30-34
Guided Reading: N
Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Flags, Monuments, Symbols
- Social Studies through Literature
- Vietnam War
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About This Book
A boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. "Before this powerful book is half finished, readers will be deeply moved. Bunting's understated prose captures the meaning of the memorial to the American people. . . . Himler's gauzy watercolors are a perfect accompaniment".--School Library Journal, starred review. Reading Rainbow Main Feature. Full color.About the Authors or Illustrators
The author of more than 100 books for young readers, Eve Bunting was born in the small village of Maghera in Northern Ireland. Her numerous awards and honors include the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers, the PEN Los Angeles Center Literary Award for Special Achievement in Children's Literature, and the Edgar, given by the Mystery Writers of America.
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