Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary
by Elizabeth Partridge
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 15,232
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 960L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 132720, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--History--20th century
- Alabama--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- Civil rights movements--Alabama--History--20th century
- African American children
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- African American children--Political activity--Alabama--History--20th century
- Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- African American children--Political activity--Alabama--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- History
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Alabama
- Alabama--Race relations--History--20th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements
- Political activity
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Elizabeth Partridge about Marching for Freedom
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Elizabeth Partridge
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 2
Meet-the-Author Recording with Elizabeth Partridge
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2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Acceptance Speech given by Elizabeth Partridge
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Bound to Stay Bound
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Alan Bomar Jones
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2010
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2026
Books for Older Children Winner, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2026
Selection, 2010
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2009
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