New Shoes
by Susan Lynn Meyer and Eric Velasquez
18 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,144
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 490L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 174262
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American Experience
- KidCitizen Engagement
- Black History Elementary
- Civil Rights Teaching
- Black Lives Matter: Diversity
- Black Lives Matter: Black Women
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Empathy
- Black Lives Matter: Black Families
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
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 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
Interview with Susan Lynn Meyer
Created by Laurie Thompson
Guest post by Susan Lynn Meyer
Created by Jean Reidy
Interview with Susan Lynn Meyer
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Holiday House
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Common Core Guide from Holiday House
Created by Holiday House
Awards & Distinctions 5
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2021
Honor, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
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