My Mama Needs Me
by Mildred Pitts Walter and Pat Cummings
Jason feels left out when his mother comes home from the hospital with a new baby.... read more
13 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1983
Word Count 919
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 460L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 73895
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Pat Cummings about My Mama Needs Me
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mildred Pitts Walter
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pat Cummings
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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 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mildred Pitts Walter
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pat Cummings
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Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Pat Cummings
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Guest post by Mildred Pitts Walter
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Pat Cummings
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Interview with Pat Cummings
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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, 1970-2021
Illustrator Winner, 1984
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1983
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