A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher
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- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Jewish
Year Published 2016
Word Count 2,462
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 186502, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Authorship
- Keats, Ezra Jack--Juvenile literature
- Authors, American--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Keats, Ezra Jack
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries
- Children's literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Books & Libraries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Keats, Ezra Jack. Snowy day
- Authors, American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- Illustrators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's literature--Authorship--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudi
- Biographies
- United States
- Illustrators
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
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Selection, 2017
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Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2017
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Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
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Picture Book Selection, 2016
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