Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
47 Total Resources 13 Awards 10 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- 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
Created by TeachingBooks
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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gordon C. James
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Derrick Barnes
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Recording with Derrick Barnes
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Gordon C. James
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Just Us Books
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Derrick Barnes
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Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by The Root
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Let's Talk Picture Books
Interview with Derrick Barnes
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Interview with Gordon C. James
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Interview with Gordon C. James
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 11
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Crown Craft from Indigo Arts
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Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
Created by SEL Dallas
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
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
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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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Corey Allen
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Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
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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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