The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse
by Patricia MacLachlan and Hadley Hooper
“If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived / in a dreary town in northern... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 233
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 470L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 170472
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD Child
- Reading Colors Your World: iREAD PreK
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia MacLachlan
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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 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from There's a Book for That
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Nonfiction Selection, 2015

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2014
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