What grade level is Jambo Means Hello?

Jambo Means Hello is listed for grades K–5. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Jambo Means Hello?

It takes about 1h 5m to read Jambo Means Hello (57 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 65 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Jambo Means Hello?

Jambo Means Hello appears on reading lists for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Jambo Means Hello banned in schools?

Jambo Means Hello 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.

Jambo Means Hello

Name: Jambo Means Hello
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Author: Muriel Feelings
ISBN: 9780140546521

by Muriel Feelings · Grades K–5 · Children's

Jambo Means Hello by Muriel Feelings is on US reading lists at grades k–5. It appears on 1 list: the Boston Globe–Horn Book 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:Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

This page shows where Jambo Means Hello 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–5
Pages: 57
Reading time: about 1h 5m (est.)
First published: 1992
Genre: Children's
ISBN-13: 9780140546521

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-19; 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 children's title is typically read at grades k–5. Written in the 1990s; cited on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award.

Where this book is recommended

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What grade level is Jambo Means Hello?: Jambo Means Hello is listed for grades K–5. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Jambo Means Hello?: It takes about 1h 5m to read Jambo Means Hello (57 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 65 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Jambo Means Hello?: Jambo Means Hello appears on reading lists for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Jambo Means Hello banned in schools?: Jambo Means Hello 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–5 — 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: read-aloud.