Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
by Walter Dean Myers and Leonard Jenkins
31 Total Resources 1 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Muslim
Year Published 2000
Word Count 2,209
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 35402, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Black Muslims
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Black Muslims--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- X, Malcolm
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Civil Rights Movement
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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On promoting reading and education with Walter Dean Myers
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On re-engaging teens in their communities with Walter Dean Myers
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On how schools are using his books with Walter Dean Myers
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On his pre-writing formula with Walter Dean Myers
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On being a teen with Walter Dean Myers
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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 HarperCollins
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Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
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