How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
by Tonya Bolden
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 9,051
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1150L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 186011, 2 AR Points
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- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Math
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)--Juvenile literature
- National Museum of African American History a
- Design and construction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc.
- Historical museums--Washington (D.C.)--Design and construction--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Museums--Washington (D.C.)--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Museums
- Historical museums
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Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
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