A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
34 Total Resources 7 Awards 13 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,720
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 156052, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
- Painters
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- African American painters
- Pippin, Horace
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- African American painters--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Pippin, Horace, 1888-1946--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Painters--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Black History 2014
- African American Experience
- Black History Biographies
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Melissa Sweet about A Splash of Red
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 1
Complete Video Reading narrated by Jen Bryant
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 7

El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Selection, 2017; Selection, 2016; Selection, 2015

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
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