Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
by Renée Watson and Christian Robinson
From Caldecott Honor winner Christian Robinson and acclaimed author Renee Watson,... read more
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- 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
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