Preview this TitleA Sweet Smell of Roses
by Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez
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- Grade
- 1-4
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2005
Word Count 380
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 84099, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Civil rights movements--Fiction
- Civil rights
- African American sisters
- African Americans--Fiction
- Sisters
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Civil rights demonstrations
- United States--History--20th century--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Civil rights movements
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Angela Johnson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Angela Johnson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
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Author Interviews 11
Interview with Angela Johnson
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Interview with Angela Johnson
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Interview with Angela Johnson
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Margaret A. Edwards Speech given by Angela Johnson
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Interview with Eric Velasquez
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Mass Humanities (Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities)
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Activity Idea from 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed
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Faith Talk Questions from Storypath (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
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Lesson Plan from Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
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Selection, 2006
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