What a Morning!: The Christmas Story in Black Spirituals
by John M. Langstaff, Ashley Bryan, and John Andrew Ross
The Christmas story is told through a chronological arrangement of five Afro-American... read more
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- Grade
- PK-8
- Genre
- Holiday
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1987
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Lists With This Book
- African American Poetry for Children
- Beyond Polar Express
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Ashley Bryan about What a Morning!
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ashley Bryan
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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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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ashley Bryan
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Author Interviews 8
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Interview with Ashley Bryan
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Insights into the Coretta Scott King Book Award from Ashley Bryan
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2009 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Ashley Bryan
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Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech, 2012, given by Ashley Bryan
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2009 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Ashley Bryan
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Honor, 1988
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1987
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