Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard and E.B. Lewis
In a picture story set shortly after the U.S. Civil War, Cornelius tells about the... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2000
Word Count 979
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 520L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 32905, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- African Americans--Fiction
- Sex role--Fiction
- African Americans
- 1865-1945
- Schools--Fiction
- Education
- Social conditions
- Sex role
- United States--History--1849-1877--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Southern States
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring Tennessee
- School Stories: Selected K-12 Literature
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with E.B. Lewis about Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
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Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
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Story Map 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 4
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with E.B. Lewis
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Interview with Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
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Interview with E.B. Lewis
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Interview with E.B. Lewis
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Interview with E.B. Lewis
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed.
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Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2001
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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