Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
by Roxane Orgill and Francis Vallejo
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 3,296
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 180666, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Music--History and criticism--Poetry
- Jazz
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Poetry
- African Americans--Music--History and criticism--Juvenile poetry
- Jazz--History and criticism--Poetry
- Jazz musicians
- African Americans--Music
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz
- African American musicians
- Jazz--New York (State)--New York--History and criticism--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | History
- Jazz musicians--Poetry
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- New York (State)--New York--Harlem
- New York (State)--New York
- Jazz musicians--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile poetry
- African American musicians--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
- Diverse Poetry Picture Books
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Roxane Orgill about Jazz Day
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Francis Vallejo
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 14

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2017

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2017

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Winner, 2016

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2016
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