The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Elizabeth Zunon
21 Total Resources 3 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 1,583
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1010L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 189375, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- African American actors
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Singers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Horne, Lena--Juvenile literature
- Horne, Lena
- Singers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- United States
- Lists With This Book
- Race, Racism and Resistance
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Elizabeth Zunon
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Women's History Selection, 2018

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
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