# Crossing Bok Chitto

**Author:** Tim Tingle
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**First published:** 2006
**Page count:** 0
**Genre:** Picture Book
**ISBN-13:** `9781933693200`
**ISBN-10:** `1933693207`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/crossing-bok-chitto
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

When it was first published, Crossing Bok Chitto took readers by surprise. This moving and original story about the intersection of Native and African Americans received starred reviews and many awards, including being named an ALA Notable Children's Book and a Jane Addams Honor Book. Jeanne Rorex Bridges' illustrations mesmerized readers--Publishers Weekly noted that her "strong, solid figures gaze squarely out of the frame, beseeching readers to listen, empathize and wonder." Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle blends songs, flute, and drum to bring the lore of the Choctaw Nation to life in lively historical, personal, and traditional stories. Artist Jeanne Rorex Bridges traces her heritage back to her Cherokee ancestors.

## Where this book is assigned

### American Indian Youth Literature Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: American Indian Youth Literature Award (American Indian Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2008 AILA Winner (Picture Book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award)

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