Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
by Alicia D. Williams and Jacqueline Alcántara
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- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2021
Word Count 2,132
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1030L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511912, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Hurston, Zora Neale--Juvenile literature
- Folklorists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American novelists--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Novelists, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American women--Southern States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Women's History Month
- Black Consciousness Principles
- Celebration and Remembrance: Black Lives
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reflection Questions, Activities, and Writing Ideas from Start with a Book
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Activity Ideas & Discussion Questions from Read Across America
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Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Awards & Distinctions 4
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2021
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