Goin' Someplace Special
by Patricia C. McKissack and Jerry Pinkney
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2001
Word Count 1,593
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 53934
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring Tennessee
- Images of Community
- Religion
- African American Grandparents
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jerry Pinkney about Goin' Someplace Special
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Pinkney
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia C. McKissack
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia C. McKissack
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 16
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
Created by Reading Rockets
Insights into the Coretta Scott King Book Award from Jerry Pinkney
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Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Jerry Pinkney
Created by Horn Book
Wilder Medal Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Jerry Pinkney
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by National Book Festival
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Jerry Pinkney
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by Scholastic
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Jerry Pinkney
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by NPR
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Patricia C. McKissack
Created by Library of Congress
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Teach Peace Now
Created by Teach Peace Now
Lesson Plan from Illinois School Library Media Association
Created by Illinois School Library Media Association
Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by Patricia C. McKissack
Created by Scholastic
Awards & Distinctions 5
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Illustrator Winner, 2002
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2002
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