My People
by Langston Hughes and Charles R. Smith, Jr.
33 Total Resources 4 Awards 4 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2009
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- African Americans--Poetry--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- America poetry
- African Americans--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Children's poetry, American
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- American poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Charles R. Smith, Jr. about My People
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Charles R. Smith, Jr.
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Story Time: Storytime Theme Activities -Black History Month from Literacious
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Teaching Ideas from Scenic Regional Library
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Charles R. Smith, Jr.
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Video Book Reading narrated by Ashley Bryan
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 4
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2010
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2010
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