In the Time of the Drums
by Kim L. Siegelson and Brian Pinkney
A picture book based on a tale passed down orally among African Americans on the... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1999
Word Count 1,915
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 35270, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Subject Headings
- Slave insurrections--Fiction
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Grandmothers
- Igbo (African people)--Fiction
- Slave insurrections
- African Americans--Fiction
- Slave insurrections--United States--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans
- Igbo (African people)
- United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Ethnic - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Slavery, Resistance, and Reparations
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Brian Pinkney about In the Time of the Drums
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Pinkney
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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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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 2
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Brian Pinkney
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Interview with Brian Pinkney
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Illustrator Winner, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
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