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
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kadir Nelson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 24
2020 Kate Greenaway Shadowers' Choice acceptance speech by Kadir Nelson
Created by CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Book Awards
Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech, given by Kadir Nelson
Created by American Library Association
Guest post by Kwame Alexander
Created by Horn Book
Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Acceptance Speech, given by Kadir Nelson
Created by Horn Book
Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech, given by Kadir Nelson
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by Check the Vibes
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by NPR
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by National Gallery of Art
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by National Gallery of Art
Illustrator Q&A with Kadir Nelson
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by Follett
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by NPR
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Booklist Online
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
July 27, 2017 Morning Edition interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by NPR
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Horn Book
Panel Discussion with Kwame Alexander
Created by National Book Foundation
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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