Visiting Day
by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome
40 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2002
Word Count 426
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1150L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 64191, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Fathers and daughters
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Prisoners
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime
- Grandmothers
- Prisoners--Fiction
- Afro-Americans
- African Americans--Fiction
- Prisons--Fiction
- Prisons
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 25
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Rhapsody in Books
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by ALAN Review
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Renée Watson
Guest post by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by New York Times
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award acceptance speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by New York Times
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Iowa Public Radio
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Writer's Digest
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Power of Stories conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Scholastic
2018 National Book Festival speech by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Library of Congress
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by NPR
Panel Discussion with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by MacArthur Foundation
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Horn Book
Interview with James Ransome
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with James Ransome
Created by The Booking Biz
Interview with James Ransome
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with James Ransome
Created by KidLit TV
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Guide from Reading Rainbow
Created by Reading Rainbow
Lesson Plan from Reading Rainbow
Created by Reading Rainbow
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Video Book Reading
Created by Sankofa Read Aloud
Awards & Distinctions 2
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2021
Multicultural and International Honor, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
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