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The composition  Cover Image Book Book

The composition / Antonio Skaarmeta ; pictures by Alfonso Ruano.

Skaarmeta, Antonio. (Author). Amado, Elisa. (Added Author). Ruano, Alfonso, (illustrator.).

Summary:

When a government official comes into a third grade classroom and tells the students to write a composition entitled "What My Family Does at Night," Pedro must decide how he feels about the military dictatorship that is running his country.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0888993900
  • Physical Description: 33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st English-language ed.
  • Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : Groundwood Books ; 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
English translation by Elisa Amado.
Target Audience Note:
420 Lexile.
580L Lexile
Decoding demand: 79 (high) Semantic demand: 84 (very high) Syntactic demand: 91 (very high) Structure demand: 84 (very high) Lexile
Awards Note:
Amaericas Award, 2000.
Subject: Dictatorship > Fiction.
Military government > Fiction.
Latin America > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Garrett PL - Garrett JSPA SKA (Text) 30010170391554 Juvenile Spanish Available -
Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch J FIC.c Skarmeta, Antonio (Text) 78294000243420 J Fiction Available -


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