Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,414
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 175345, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Freedmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Horton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880--Juvenile literature
- North Carolina
- 19th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- African American poets
- Poets, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Poets, American
- Slaves--North Carolina--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Horton, George Moses
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- Freedmen
- Slaves
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Don Tate about Poet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Don Tate
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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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Curriculum Guide from Don Tate
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Teacher's Guide from Peachtree
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Event Kit from Peachtree
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Don Tate
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 10

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2016

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Winner, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2015
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