Meet Danitra Brown
by Nikki Grimes and Floyd Cooper
Thirteen poems about the friendship of two young African-American girls living in... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 1984
Word Count 1,192
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 11382
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Single-parent families--Poetry
- Single-parent families
- City and town life--Poetry
- African Americans
- Friendship--Poetry
- City and town life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- African Americans--Juvenile poetry
- African Americans--Poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- Friendship
- American poetry
- Lists With This Book
- Power of Poetry
- Poetry for Children & Teens
- Battle of the Books 2019-2020, Gr. 3-5
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Floyd Cooper about Meet Danitra Brown
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nikki Grimes
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
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Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Story Map Customizable Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2019
Illustrator Honor, 1996

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 1995

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
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