How to Read a Book
by Kwame Alexander and Melissa Sweet
28 Total Resources 5 Awards 1 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Poetry
- Picture Book
Year Published 2019
Word Count 178
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505491, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Picture Books for Older Children & Teens
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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 Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Alexander
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 12
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Portland Press Herald
Seven Questions with Melissa Sweet
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Oprah Daily
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR)
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Booklist Online
July 27, 2017 Morning Edition interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by NPR
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Scottish Book Trust
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by She Writes
Interview with Kwame Alexander
Created by Charnaie Gordon
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Guide from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Educators' Guide from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kwame Alexander
Created by HarperAudio
Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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