Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
by Anne Rockwell and Colin Bootman
Think about doing the Charleston and images of flappers may dance in one's head.... read more
11 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 2,007
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1040L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 159696, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- African American musicians--South Carolina--Charleston--Juvenile literature
- African American musicians
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Charleston
- Jenkins' Orphanage Band--Juvenile literature
- South Carolina
- Jenkins' Orphanage Band
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Colin Bootman
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Anne Rockwell
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Colin Bootman
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Anne Rockwell
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 1
Interview with Colin Bootman
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher's Guide from State Library of Louisiana
Created by State Library of Louisiana
Awards & Distinctions 3
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2022
Winner, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
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