Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 683
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194442, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Haircutting
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Self-confidence in children
- Barbershops--Fiction
- Haircutting--Fiction
- Self-confidence--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Self-confidence
- Barbershops
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Derrick Barnes about Crown
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Gordon C. James about Crown
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gordon C. James
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Derrick Barnes
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 11
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Crown Craft from Indigo Arts
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Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
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Activity Guide from The Curriculum Corner
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Lesson Plan from Comprehension Connection
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Teacher's Guide from Carol Otis Hurst
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Corey Allen
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Book Trailers 2

Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Awards & Distinctions 13

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2018

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2018

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Honor, 2018

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Commended, 2018

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2023
Author Winner, 2018

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Picture Book Selection, 2017
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