Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys

Name: Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
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Author: Rob Peñas
ISBN: 9781620145746

by Rob Peñas · Grades 3–6 · Picture Book

Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys by Rob Peñas is on US reading lists at grades 3–6. It appears on 1 list: the Texas Bluebonnet Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

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:Texas Bluebonnet Award

This page shows where Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys 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 3–6
Age range: Ages 8–12
First published: 2024
Genre: Picture Book
ISBN-13: 9781620145746

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-09; 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 3–6. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on immigration and invention; cited on the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

Themes

immigration · invention · biography

Where this book is recommended

Texas Bluebonnet Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys?: Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys is listed for grades 3–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys?: Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys appears on reading lists for Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys banned in schools?: Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys 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. See the banned books list by state.
What themes does Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys explore?: Central themes in Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys include immigration, invention, biography.

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How we classify

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Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 3–6 — drawn from the state 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: On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.