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
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 949
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 187654, 0.5 AR Points
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- 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 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 12
Interview with Jabari Asim
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Jabari Asim
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Charleston Magazine
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Kidlit 411
On being an artistrator with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On his uncle's influence with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On turning trauma into triumph with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On figuring out the trick with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On becoming a children's book illustrator with E.B. Lewis
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On weaving a cloth with E.B. Lewis
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On inspiration from a gum wrapper with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Support Materials from Reading is Fundamental
Created by Reading is Fundamental
Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
Created by New Balanced Literacy Schools
Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers
Created by Unleashing Readers
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kevin R. Free
Created by Recorded Books
Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Religious Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2016
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2022
Selection, 2016
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