Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Stephen Alcorn
These stories jump and shout with the energy and spirit of the African American oral... read more
20 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2000
Word Count 23,637
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 45689, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- African American women civil rights workers--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Civil rights
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African American women civil rights workers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women
- United States--Race relations
- African Americans--Civil rights--History
- Race relations
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney about Let It Shine
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by National Book Festival
A conversation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Children & Libraries
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2014, given by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 4
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Honor, 2001
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2023
Winner, 2001
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
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