Walt Whitman: Words for America
by Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick
Poet Walt Whitman was larger than life, and the surreal art in this picture-book... read more
19 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2004
Word Count 2,764
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 82893, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Poets, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Poets, American
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care--Juvenile literature
- Nurses
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
- Medical care
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Nurses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- 19th century
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Whitman, Walt
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Lists With This Book
- Great Books For Boys
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Barbara Kerley about Walt Whitman
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Selznick
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Barbara Kerley
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 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Selznick
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Barbara Kerley
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Barbara Kerley
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Brian Selznick
Created by AdLit
Interview with Brian Selznick
Created by The Daily Beast
Interview with Brian Selznick
Created by Los Angeles Review of Books
Interview with Barbara Kerley
Created by School Library Journal
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2005
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2021
Selection, 2004
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