Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
by Kathryn Erskine and Charly Palmer
Miriam Makeba, a Grammy Award-winning South African singer, rose to fame in the hearts... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 1,539
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 195718
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- South Africa
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Africa
- Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Makeba, Miriam
- Singers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Singers--South Africa--Juvenile literature
- Makeba, Miriam--Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Anti-apartheid activists
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Charly Palmer about Mama Africa!
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathryn Erskine
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Charly Palmer
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Nonfiction Read and Respond 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 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
New Talent Winner, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Women's History Selection, 2018

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2018
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