Black Is Brown Is Tan
by Arnold Adoff and Emily Arnold McCully
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 1973
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
- Lists With This Book
- Family
- Poetry for Children & Teens
- Brothers & Sisters
- Friends and Family
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 1

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
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