Bird
by Zetta Elliott and Shadra Strickland
35 Total Resources 4 Awards 1 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Poetry
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 2,017
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 126507, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Death--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Novels in verse
- Drawing--Fiction
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Drawing
- Death
- Drug abuse
- Family life--Fiction
- Drug abuse--FIction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Lists With This Book
- Grief and Loss Books
- Read About Resilience
- Loss or Trauma
- Embracing All Families Elementary
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Shadra Strickland about Bird
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Shadra Strickland
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Zetta Elliott
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Shadra Strickland
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Zetta Elliott
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Shadra Strickland
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Just One More Book
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Shadra Strickland
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Shadra Strickland
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Bee Me Bookshelf
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by New York Parenting
Guest post by Zetta Elliott
Created by Huffington Post
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by San Francisco Public Library
ACL 2016 Presentation by Zetta Elliott
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Zetta Elliott
Created by Melissa Roske
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Disney-Hyperion
Created by Disney-Hyperion
Lesson Plan from Teaching Children Philosophy
Created by Teaching Children Philosophy
Lesson Plan from Lee & Low
Created by Lee & Low
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Shadra Strickland
Created by Shadra Strickland
Awards & Distinctions 4
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2009
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2009
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 2009
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