Melena's Jubilee: The Story of a Fresh Start
by Zetta Elliott and Aaron Boyd
Named to Bank Street College of Education's prestigious 2016 Best Children's Books... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Grandmothers
- JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Money
- Forgiveness--Fiction
- Picture books for children
- Forgiveness--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues
- FORGIVENESS--Juvenile fiction
- FORGIVENESS--Fiction--
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction
- Forgiveness
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Zetta Elliott
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Zetta Elliott
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Canadian Children's Book Centre
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Amy Bowllan
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Bee Me Bookshelf
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by New York Parenting
Guest post by Zetta Elliott
Created by Huffington Post
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by San Francisco Public Library
ACL 2016 Presentation by Zetta Elliott
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Melissa Roske
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reader Guide from Tilbury House Publishers
Created by Tilbury House Publishers
Awards & Distinctions 1
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2017
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