Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
58 Total Resources 11 Awards 12 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 683
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194442, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Blends & Digraphs
- TH
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Haircutting
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Self-confidence in children
- Barbershops--Fiction
- Haircutting--Fiction
- Self-confidence--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Self-confidence
- Barbershops
Our Original Resources 11
Meet-the-Author Recording with Derrick Barnes about Crown
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Gordon C. James about Crown
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gordon C. James
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Derrick Barnes
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- TH
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gordon C. James
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Derrick Barnes
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 17
Meet-the-Author Recording with Derrick Barnes
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Gordon C. James
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Just Us Books
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by (cool) progeny
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by The Root
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by Let's Talk Picture Books
Interview with Derrick Barnes
Created by KCUR 89.3
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Gordon C. James
Created by The Booking Biz
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 12
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- TH
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher's Guide from Carol Otis Hurst
Created by Carol Otis Hurst
Crown Craft from Indigo Arts
Created by Indigo Arts
Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
Created by SEL Dallas
Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019-2020
Activity Guide from The Curriculum Corner
Created by The Curriculum Corner
Lesson Plan from Comprehension Connection
Created by Comprehension Connection
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Derrick Barnes
Created by Agate Publishing
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Gordon C. James
Created by Agate Publishing
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Corey Allen
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 11
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2018; Illustrator Honor, 2018
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2018
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2018; Author Winner, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017
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