Langston's Train Ride
by Robert Burleigh and Leonard Jenkins
Robert Burleigh's inspiring text captures the magical moment when Langston Hughes... read more
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2004
Word Count 1,172
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 82889, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Poets, American
- Poets, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Hughes, Langston
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary
- African Americans--Biography
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967--Juvenile literature
- African American poets
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Robert Burleigh
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Saint Paul Public Schools
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