Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard and E.B. Lewis
23 Total Resources 3 Awards 1 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African American
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
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with E.B. Lewis about Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
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 4
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with E.B. Lewis
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Charleston Magazine
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with E.B. Lewis
Created by Kidlit 411
On being an artistrator with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On his uncle's influence with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On turning trauma into triumph with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On figuring out the trick with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On becoming a children's book illustrator with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On weaving a cloth with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
On inspiration from a gum wrapper with E.B. Lewis
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed.
Created by 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed.
Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink
Created by ReadWriteThink
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
If you find a 3rd party resource that isn't accessible to you, please email the name and link of the resource, as well as any details about your needs, to accounts@TeachingBooks.net.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their X (formerly Twitter) handles.
