Black Is Brown Is Tan
by Arnold Adoff and Emily Arnold McCully
Arnold Adoff’s groundbreaking picture book about an interracial (African American/white)... read more
15 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
Year Published 2002
Word Count 485
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 540L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 30633, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Arnold Adoff
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Emily Arnold McCully
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Arnold Adoff
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Emily Arnold McCully
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Author Interviews 3
Insights into Virginia Hamilton from Arnold Adoff
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Interview with Emily Arnold McCully
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Interview with Emily Arnold McCully
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
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Lesson Plan from Reading to Kids
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Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
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