Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Laura Freeman
28 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 1,348
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 508879, 0.5 AR Points
- 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
- Sample: Skyline Math Texts
Our Original Resources 8
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
Story Map 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 12
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 Laura Freeman
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
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
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Remember Reading Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map 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 5
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2023
Finalist, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Biography Selection, 2020
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