Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
by Jen Bryant and Frank Morrison
34 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 1,214
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 510069, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant about Above the Rim
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Frank Morrison
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Frank Morrison
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Frank Morrison
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Politics and Prose
Interview with Frank Morrison
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by MPR News
Interview with Frank Morrison
Created by MPR News
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Champions of Change: The RISE Podcast
Interview with Frank Morrison
Created by Champions of Change: The RISE Podcast
Interview with Frank Morrison
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Frank Morrison
Created by Abrams
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Jen Bryant
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Guide from Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
Created by Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
Educator's Resource Guide from Vermont Department of Libraries
Created by Vermont Department of Libraries
Reading Guide from Reading is Resistance
Created by Reading is Resistance
Teaching Ideas from The Biography Clearinghouse
Created by The Biography Clearinghouse
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cary Hite
Created by Dreamscape Media
Complete Video Reading narrated by Colby Lewis
Created by The Gilder Lehrman Institute
Awards & Distinctions 6
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2021
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
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