Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by Javaka Steptoe
42 Total Resources 13 Awards 2 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 794
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 183793, 0.5 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Basquiat, Jean-Michel
- Artists, Black
- Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988--Juvenile literature
- New York
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- New York (State)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Biographies
- Graffiti artists
- Collage
- Graphic arts
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- New York (N.Y.)
- Lists With This Book
- Picture Books for Older Children & Teens
- Black History Biographies
- CSLP 2023 Children
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 2
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Ron Butler
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Awards & Distinctions 13

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Winner, 2017

Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2017

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

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2016

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

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

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