Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- African
Year Published 2015
Word Count 3,504
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 185729
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Slavery
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Africa
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Africa
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ashley Bryan about Freedom Over Me
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ashley Bryan
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Ashley Bryan
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Interview with Ashley Bryan
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Interview with Ashley Bryan
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Interview with Ashley Bryan
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Interview with Ashley Bryan
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Interview with Ashley Bryan
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Insights into the Coretta Scott King Book Award from Ashley Bryan
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Wilder Medal Acceptance Speech, 2009, given by Ashley Bryan
Created by Horn Book
Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech, 2012, given by Ashley Bryan
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Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Ashley Bryan
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Washington Library Association
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Lesson Plan from High Museum of Art
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Teaching Ideas from Miss Marple's Musings
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mooresville (IN) Public Library
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Awards & Distinctions 14
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Author Honor, 2017
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 2017
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2020
Winner, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2021
Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2016
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2016
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2016
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