Meet Danitra Brown
by Nikki Grimes and Floyd Cooper
22 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- 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
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Floyd Cooper about Meet Danitra Brown
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
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 Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Floyd Cooper
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
Writing From the Inside Out with Nikki Grimes
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Christian Standard
Wilder Medal Acceptance Speech, 2017, given by Nikki Grimes
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by All the Wonders
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Nikki Grimes
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Mackin Community
Guest Blog Post by Floyd Cooper
Created by Horn Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 3
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Illustrator Honor, 1996
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
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