We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
by Cynthia Y. Levinson
Cynthia Levinson illuminates the pivotal role that older children and teens played... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 45,163
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1020L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 148812
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Alabama
- African American youth
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- African American students
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans
- History
- African American youth--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Birmingham
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African American students--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Nonfiction, 6-8
- Civil Rights, 6-12
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American Experience
- Just, Inclusive Society
- Working Together for Justice
- Making a Difference
- Black History Secondary
- Anti-Racist Reading List
- Civil Rights Teaching
- 5th EL Module 1: Stories of Human Rights
- Unit 4- Responsible Decision-Making Anch
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Cynthia Y. Levinson about We've Got a Job
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Y. Levinson
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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 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Cynthia Y. Levinson
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Discussion Guide from Cynthia Y. Levinson
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Lesson Plan from Peachtree
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ervin Ross
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Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 10

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Honor, 2013

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2021
Finalist, 2013

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2020
Selection, 2013

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2020
Nonfiction Honor, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
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