A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
by Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan, and Floyd Cooper
The true story of how a 1963 ride on a carousel in Maryland made a powerful Civil... read more
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 1,749
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 509100, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--Maryland--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Gwynn Oak Park (Woodlawn, Md.)--History--Juvenile literature
- Gwynn Oak (Baltimore, Md.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Maryland--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- Merry-go-round--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements--Maryland--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African American girls--Maryland--Baltimore--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights--Maryland--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Amusement parks--Maryland--Woodlawn--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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Author Interviews 4
Interview with Sharon Langley
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Interview with Amy Nathan
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Guest post by Sharon Langley
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Guest Blog Post by Floyd Cooper
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from BookPage
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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