Bound for America: The Forced Migration of Africans to the New World
by James Haskins, Kathleen Benson, and Floyd Cooper
Between about 1500 and 1850, millions of Africans were captured and transported across... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- African
Year Published 1999
Word Count 8,461
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1220L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 29556, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile literature
- America
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Slavery
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Africa
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Africa
- Slave-trade
- History
- Africa
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Slave trade
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Haskins
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Haskins
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Author Interviews 1
Guest Blog Post by Floyd Cooper
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Commended, 2000
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