Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story
by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Bettye Stroud, and John Holyfield
A true story inspires the moving tale of a mule that played a key role in the civil... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,891
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 146400, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Alabama--History--1951---Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Alabama
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Fiction
- Civil rights movements
- 1951-
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
- King, Martin Luther
- African Americans--Fiction
- Mules--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- Mules
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
- Black History Celebration
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