Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard and E.B. Lewis
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- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2000
Word Count 979
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 520L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 32905, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Schools
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- African Americans--Fiction
- Sex role--Fiction
- African Americans
- 1865-1945
- Schools--Fiction
- Education
- Social conditions
- Sex role
- United States--History--1849-1877--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Southern States
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with E.B. Lewis about Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
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Audio Name Pronunciation with E.B. Lewis
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction 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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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with E.B. Lewis
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Interview with Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
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Interview with E.B. Lewis
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Interview with E.B. Lewis
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Interview with E.B. Lewis
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On being an artistrator with E.B. Lewis
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On his uncle's influence with E.B. Lewis
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On turning trauma into triumph with E.B. Lewis
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On figuring out the trick with E.B. Lewis
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On becoming a children's book illustrator with E.B. Lewis
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On weaving a cloth with E.B. Lewis
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On inspiration from a gum wrapper with E.B. Lewis
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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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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Lesson Plan from 6 Elements of Social Justice Ed.
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Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 3
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2026
Illustrator Honor, 2001
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