Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement
by Ann Bausum
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2006
Word Count 14,243
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 107660, 3 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Southern States--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- History
- Zwerg, Jim, 1939---Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Civil rights workers
- African American civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Civil rights
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Lewis, John, 1940 February 21---Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Lewis, John
- Zwerg, Jim
- African American civil rights workers
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Southern states
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Southern States
- African Americans
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring the Civil Rights Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Ann Bausum
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2007
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
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