Visiting Day
by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome
A young African American girl describes the one day a month when she and her grandma... read more
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- 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
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
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In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Activity Guide from Reading Rainbow
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Lesson Plan from Reading Rainbow
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Jacqueline Woodson
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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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