Mississippi Morning
by Ruth Vander Zee and Floyd Cooper
Amidst the economic depression and the racial tension of the 1930s, a boy discovers... read more
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2004
Word Count 1,519
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 108480, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Fiction
- Mississippi
- African Americans
- History
- Race relations--Fiction
- Mississippi--History--20th century--Fiction
- Race relations
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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 Floyd Cooper
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 3
Interview with Ruth Vander Zee
Created by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Guest Blog Post by Floyd Cooper
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Floyd Cooper
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Created by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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