The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
63 Total Resources 21 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 249
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 502169, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Children's poetry, American
- Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- African Americans
- African Americans--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Lists With This Book
- Best Children's Books of 2019
- This List is Anti-Racist
- Activism and Protest
- Black Experiences
- Conversations through Literacy
- Black Lives Matter: Globalism
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Collective Value
- BLM: Unapologetically Black
- Black Lives Matter: Intergenerational
- Sample: EL Education, Grades K-8
- Understanding Racism
- Read About Resilience
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kadir Nelson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks

Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League

Educator Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
Created by SEL Dallas

Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf

Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
Created by Unleashing Readers
Book Readings 2
Complete Video Reading narrated by Kwame Alexander
Created by Booktrust
Video Book Reading narrated by Kwame Alexander
Created by National Gallery of Art
Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Mariner Books
Created by Mariner Books
Awards & Distinctions 21

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2022
Selection, 2021

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Illustrator Winner, 2020

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2020

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Winner, 2020

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2021
Winner, 2020

ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2020

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2022
Winner, 2020

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Picture Book Text Honor, 2020

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2022
Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Character Building Selection, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2019

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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