The Benefits of Being an Octopus
by Ann Braden
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2018
Word Count 55,703
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198616, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Family problems--Fiction
- Schools
- Dysfunctional families
- Brothers and sisters
- Debates and debating--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Middle schools--Fiction
- Middle schools
- Social classes
- Social classes--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
- Family problems
- Debates and debating
- Schools--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ann Braden about The Benefits of Being an Octopus
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ann Braden
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Activity Ideas and Discussion Questions from Indiana Library Federation
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Team Octopus Activity from Ann Braden
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Educator's Guide from Ann Braden
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Book Readings 3
Video Book Reading narrated by Ann Braden
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley
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Video Book Reading of "Chapter 1" narrated by Ann Braden
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Book Trailers 2
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Video Book Trailer from Ann Braden
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Video Book Trailer from Ann Braden
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 1
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2019
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