Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis
by Jabari Asim and E.B. Lewis
Congressman John Lewis’s great oratory skills didn’t just develop overnight.... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 949
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 187654
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States
- Rural conditions
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Rural children--Alabama--Juvenile literature
- Rural children
- Legislators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Lewis, John
- African American legislators--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Preaching--Juvenile literature
- African American boys--Alabama--Biography--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Unite
- African American legislators
- Alabama
- Christian biography
- Religious life
- Chickens
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Chickens--Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers--Religious life--Juvenile literature
- Preaching
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Religious | Christian - Inspirational
- African American boys
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- Lewis, John, 1940 February 21---Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Christian biography--United States--Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- United States
- Childhood and youth
- Legislators
- Alabama--Rural conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Black Boy Joy
- Race, Racism and Resistance
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Support Materials from Reading is Fundamental
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Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
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Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin R. Free
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Religious Selection, 2017

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2017

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2021
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2020
Selection, 2016

Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2019
Selection, 2016
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