Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
by Phil Bildner and John Parra
In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 941
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 175365
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
- New Orleans (La.)
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Fiction
- Refuse collectors
- New Orleans (La.)--Fiction
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Weather
- Refuse collectors--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with John Parra about Marvelous Cornelius
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Audio Name Pronunciation with John Parra
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Phil Bildner
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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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Awards & Distinctions 4

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2020
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2016

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