Becoming Billie Holiday
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
21 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 11,397
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 970L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 124496, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Novels in verse
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Young Adult Biography
- African Americans
- Holiday, Billie
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Carole Boston Weatherford about Becoming Billie Holiday
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
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 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Cynsations
Guest Blog Post by Floyd Cooper
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by North Carolina Public Radio
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Kennedy Center
Guest Post by Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Horn Book
Bringing STEM / STEAM to Life with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Publishers Weekly
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 Disney-Hyperion
Created by Disney-Hyperion
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Awards & Distinctions 1
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Author Honor, 2009
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