In Your Hands
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Brian Pinkney
From the time her son is born, an African American mother has dreams for his future... read more
20 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Prayer
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Mothers and sons--Fiction
- Mothers and sons
- African Americans--Fiction
- Prayer--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Race, Police And Justice
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 8
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by North Carolina Public Radio
Guest Post by Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Horn Book
Bringing STEM / STEAM to Life with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Brian Pinkney
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Brian Pinkney
Created by Children & Libraries
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Religious Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2017
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