Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate
George was born into slavery near the beginning of the 19th century and from the... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,414
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 175345
- 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
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
- Black History Elementary
- 4th EL Module 1: Poetry, Poets, and...
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Don Tate about Poet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Don Tate
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Peachtree
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Event Kit from Peachtree
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Don Tate
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Awards & Distinctions 10

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2020
Author Winner, 2016

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2020
Winner, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Biography Selection, 2016

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2016

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