Deshawn Days
by Tony Medina and R. Gregory Christie
The engaging narrator of this child-centered collection of poems begins with an invitation... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2001
Word Count 1,799
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 54907
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- African American boys--Juvenile poetry
- African American boys
- Poetry | American | General
- Inner cities--Poetry
- African American families
- African Americans--Poetry
- Family life--Poetry
- African American families--Juvenile poetry
- Inner cities--Juvenile poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- Family life
- Inner cities
- African Americans
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Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with R. Gregory Christie
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with R. Gregory Christie
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 3
Interview with R. Gregory Christie
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Guest post by R. Gregory Christie
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Tony Medina
Created by New York Public Library
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Lee & Low
Created by Lee & Low
Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading of "I Love Rap" narrated by Tony Medina
Created by Lee & Low
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
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