My Language, Your Language

From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Alike and Different

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

There’s a new girl in Romelie’s class named Camila. Camila speaks Spanish, and she’s teaching it to Romelie. That gets Romelie thinking. What other languages do people speak? Her own family uses English and American Sign Language. Her mom’s friend knows Somali and Arabic. Can Romelie discover more languages in her city? How are they like her own? How are they different? A diverse cast gives multiple points of comparison.

Format Your Price Add
978-1-4677-4906-0
$18.99
978-1-4677-6034-8
$8.99
978-1-4677-7667-7
$28.99
978-1-5124-1659-6
$39.99
978-1-5124-7757-3
$34.99
978-1-5124-4567-1
$6.99
Available at all major wholesalers and distributors. Save 25% off list price on hardcovers and ebooks when you buy direct! Digital purchases will be accessed on Lerner Digital Bookshelf. An account will be created for you after purchase.
Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Social Studies
Category Diverse Books: Celebrating Differences , Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2015
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Cloverleaf Books ™
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2015-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 1.4
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV030000, JUV074000, JUV009130
Dewey 306.44
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9.75 x 9.75
Lexile 530
Guided Reading Level K
ATOS Reading Level 3.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 170586
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Lisa Bullard

Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than 60 books for children, including You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids. She teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center and regularly visits schools to talk with students about story-writing.

Illustrator: Paula J. Becker

Paula Becker is a freelance illustrator living in Montreal, Quebec, and south Texas. For more than twenty years, she has created playful illustrations for books, magazines, greeting cards, and more.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

Cloverleaf Books ™ — Alike and Different

Explore the ways in which people and cultures are similar and how they’re unique in the Alike and Different series, part of the Cloverleaf Books™ collection. Diverse young narrators explore similarities and differences among people and cultures by… View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“[The text] is clear and straightforward yet also nuanced and culturally sensitive…emphasizes that it’s best not to ignore differences but to learn more about them….All students can benefit from this series.”―School Library Journal, Series Made Simple