Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
by Renée Watson and Christian Robinson
30 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 1,380
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 155069, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- African American singers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz
- Mills, Florence, 1896-1927--Juvenile literature
- New York
- Women
- New York (State)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Singers--New York (State)--New York--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Singers
- African American singers--New York (State)--New York--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Mills, Florence
- Lists With This Book
- Say Hello!
- Race & Racism
- Race, Racism and Resistance
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Christian Robinson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Christian Robinson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 17
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by The Skanner
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Got Story Countdown
Guest Post by Christian Robinson
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Guest Blog Post by Renée Watson
Created by Nerdy Book Club
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Renée Watson
Created by Rethinking Schools
23rd Effie Lee Morris Lecture by Renée Watson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Renée Watson
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by PBS NewsHour
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Brightly
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Christian Robinson
Created by Today Show
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
Created by New Balanced Literacy Schools
Teaching Ideas from Reading to Kids
Created by Reading to Kids
Awards & Distinctions 2
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