Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Laura Freeman
22 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 1,348
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 508879
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Architects
- Architects--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Freelon, Philip G
- United States
- African American architects--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American architects
- Freelon, Philip G.--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Virtual Book Tours
- Black History Elementary
- CPS Culturally Relevant 2021
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons about Dream Builder
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laura Freeman
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Kelly Starling Lyons “Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
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 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laura Freeman
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Kelly Starling Lyons “Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Virtual Book Tour”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Philadelphia Tribune
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Writermorphosis
Guest Post by Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by From the Mixed-Up Files...
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Winged Pen
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by African American Literature Book Club
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Invitation to Imagine from Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
Family Activity Guide from Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Created by Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Awards & Distinctions 4
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Commended, 2021
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Commended, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2021
Finalist, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Biography Selection, 2020
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