Bird
by Zetta Elliott and Shadra Strickland
29 Total Resources 4 Awards 1 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 2,017
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 126507, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Death--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Novels in verse
- Drawing--Fiction
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Drawing
- Death
- Drug abuse
- Family life--Fiction
- Drug abuse--FIction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Grief and Loss Books
- Read About Resilience
- Loss or Trauma
- Embracing All Families Elementary
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Shadra Strickland about Bird
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Shadra Strickland
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Zetta Elliott
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Disney-Hyperion
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Children Philosophy
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Lesson Plan from Lee & Low
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Shadra Strickland
Created by Shadra Strickland
Awards & Distinctions 4

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
New Talent Winner, 2009

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2009

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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