Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,414
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 175345, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Freedmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Horton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880--Juvenile literature
- North Carolina
- 19th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- African American poets
- Poets, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Poets, American
- Slaves--North Carolina--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Horton, George Moses
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Freedmen
- Slaves
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Don Tate about Poet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Don Tate
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 4
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Don Tate
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Don Tate
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Design Inspiration
Interview with Don Tate
Created by North Carolina Public Radio
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Guest post by Don Tate
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Don Tate
Created by SCBWI
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Curriculum Guide from Don Tate
Created by Don Tate
Teacher's Guide from Peachtree
Created by Peachtree
Event Kit from Peachtree
Created by Peachtree
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Don Tate
Created by Don Tate
Awards & Distinctions 10
Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2022
Author Winner, 2016
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2022
Winner, 2016
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Biography Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Arts Selection, 2015
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