Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
The collaboration of choreographer Martha Graham, composer Aaron Copland, and artist... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
Year Published 2010
Word Count 2,190
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 138911
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Graham, Martha
- Noguchi, Isamu
- Copland, Aaron
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Appalachian spring
- Ballet--Juvenile literature
- Ballets
- Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988--Juvenile literature
- Ballet
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Appalachian spring--Juvenile literature
- Graham, Martha--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Lists With This Book
- 40 Books about the Arts
- Picture Books for Older Children & Teens
- Remarkable Women
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jan Greenberg
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Floca
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sandra Jordan
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Book of the Week
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Winner, 2011

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2010

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2010
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