A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
26 Total Resources 8 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Picture Book
Year Published 2008
Word Count 833
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 124292, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Poets, American
- Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Physicians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Poets, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Williams, William Carlos
- United States
- Physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Childhood and youth
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 8
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Author Amok
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Jama Rattigan
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by A Year of Reading
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Seven Questions with Melissa Sweet
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Jen Bryant
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Created by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Lesson Plan from Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Created by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Awards & Distinctions 8
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Commended, 2009
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2009
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Honor, 2009
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2009
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2021
Selection, 2008
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