Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth
by Anne Rockwell and R. Gregory Christie
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2002
Word Count 2,724
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 46147, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Women--Biography
- African American abolitionists
- Social reformers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- African American women
- African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Religious (See Also Religious - Christian
- African Americans
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883--Juvenile literature
- Reformers
- Abolitionists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Social reformers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Women
- Abolitionists
- African Americans--Biography
- Truth, Sojourner
- African American abolitionists--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with R. Gregory Christie about Only Passing Through
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Audio Name Pronunciation with R. Gregory Christie
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Anne Rockwell
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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 4
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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Lesson Plan from Brooklyn Public Library
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2001
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2001
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2000
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