Sewing the Rainbow: A Story about Gilbert Baker
by Gayle E. Pitman and Holly Clifton-Brown
2019 ALA GLBT... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2018
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | LGBTQ
- Gay activists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Gay activists
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Gay liberation movement
- Gay liberation movement--United States--Juvenile literature
- Baker, Gilbert, 1951-2017
- United States
- Baker, Gilbert
- Lists With This Book
- LGBTQ+ History Booklist for Elementary
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gayle E. Pitman
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Gayle E. Pitman “Discovering the Power of History”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3

ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
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