A Sweet Smell of Roses
by Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2005
Word Count 380
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 84099, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Civil rights
- African American sisters
- African Americans--Fiction
- Sisters
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Civil rights demonstrations
- United States--History--20th century--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Civil rights movements
- Lists With This Book
- Images of Community
- Civil Rights Movement
- #BlackLivesMatter Reads - Kids
- Working Together for Justice
- Black History Elementary
- Racism & Justice
- Activism and Protest
- Civil Rights Teaching
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Restorative Justice
- Black Lives Matter: Collective Value
- Black Lives Matter: Empathy
- BLM: Unapologetically Black
- Black Lives Matter: Black Families
- Black Lives Matter: Intergenerational
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Angela Johnson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Angela Johnson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
Interview with Angela Johnson
Created by Ohioana Authors
Interview with Angela Johnson
Created by The Ohio Channel
Interview with Angela Johnson
Created by School Library Journal
Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Angela Johnson
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Mass Humanities (Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities)
Created by Mass Humanities (Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities)
Activity Idea from 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed
Created by 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed
Lesson Plan from Telling a People's Story
Created by Telling a People's Story
Faith Talk Questions from Storypath (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
Created by Storypath (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
Lesson Plan from Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Created by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
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