Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Laura Freeman
26 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
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons about Dream Builder
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Laura Freeman
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Starling Lyons
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Kelly Starling Lyons “Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond 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 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Kelly Starling Lyons
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Family Activity Guide from Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Created by Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Awards & Distinctions 5

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Commended, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Biography Selection, 2020

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2022
Finalist, 2020
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