Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Picture Book
Year Published 2017
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Poetry--Authorship
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Poetry
- Biography & Autobiography
- Literary
- Language Arts
- Poets--Poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Language Arts--Composition & Creative Writing
- Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Literary
- Poets
- Composition & Creative Writing.]2bisacsh
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts | Composition & Creative Writing
- American poetry
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kwame Alexander about Out of Wonder
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Ekua Holmes about Out of Wonder
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ekua Holmes
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 9
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ekua Holmes
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Author Interviews 18
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kwame Alexander
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Ekua Holmes
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by St. Anne's-Belfield School
Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
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July 27, 2017 Morning Edition interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Scottish Book Trust
Interview with Kwame Alexander
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Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Charnaie Gordon
Interview with Ekua Holmes
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Girl Books For Boys Panel Discussion with Ekua Holmes
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What Is a Heroine Panel Discussion with Ekua Holmes
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Reading and Writing About Girls Panel Discussion with Ekua Holmes
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Teachers' Guide from Candlewick Press
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
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Awards & Distinctions 10
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2018
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2017
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2017
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