Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney
26 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1998
Word Count 1,743
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 27674, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- African American Heritage and Culture
- Black History Celebration
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Julius Lester
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Julius Lester
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
In-depth Written Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Insights into the Coretta Scott King Book Award from Jerry Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
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
2016 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jerry Pinkney
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by National Book Festival
2016 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jerry Pinkney
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by NPR
Interview with Jerry Pinkney
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Part 1 of interview with Julius Lester
Created by Amherst Media
Part 2 of interview with Julius Lester
Created by Amherst Media
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Los Angeles Unified School District
Created by Los Angeles Unified School District
Teaching Ideas from Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Created by Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Lesson Plan from Institute for Character Education
Created by Institute for Character Education
Writing Activity from Achieve the Core
Created by Achieve the Core
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
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