I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
by Cynthia Grady and Michele Wood
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2011
Word Count 2,462
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 149781, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children's poetry, American
- United States--Biography--Juvenile poetry
- United States--History--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- United States--History--Juvenile poetry
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- History
- Biography
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- American poetry
- Lists With This Book
- Poetry for Children & Teens
- Poetry, 6-8
- History, K-5
- African American Experience
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Michele Wood
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
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