What grade level is Crossing Bok Chitto?

Crossing Bok Chitto is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Crossing Bok Chitto?

Crossing Bok Chitto appears on reading lists for American Indian Youth Literature Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Crossing Bok Chitto banned in schools?

Crossing Bok Chitto does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

Crossing Bok Chitto

Name: Crossing Bok Chitto
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Author: Tim Tingle
ISBN: 9781933693200

by Tim Tingle · Grades K–3 · Picture Book

Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the American Indian Youth Literature Award. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:American Indian Youth Literature Award

This page shows where Crossing Bok Chitto is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range: Grades K–3
First published: 2006
Genre: Picture Book
ISBN-13: 9781933693200

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-18; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This picture book title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2000s; cited on the American Indian Youth Literature Award.

Where this book is recommended

American Indian Youth Literature Award

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What grade level is Crossing Bok Chitto?: Crossing Bok Chitto is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Crossing Bok Chitto?: Crossing Bok Chitto appears on reading lists for American Indian Youth Literature Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Crossing Bok Chitto banned in schools?: Crossing Bok Chitto does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades K–3 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: award-winner.