The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln
by Marissa Moss and Jeremy Holmes
A picture-book account of how Allen Pinkerton formed the first U.S. detective agency... read more
15 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Mystery
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2018
Word Count 1,923
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 198040, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Pinkerton's National Detective Agency--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Detectives
- Private investigators
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884--Juvenile literature
- Detectives--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Pinkerton, Allan
- Private investigators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Our Original Resources 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Marissa Moss
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Marissa Moss
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 3
Interview with Marissa Moss
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with Jeremy Holmes
Created by Let's Talk Picture Books
Bringing STEM / STEAM to Life with Marissa Moss
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 4
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Biography Selection, 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
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