Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
Joyce Sidman’s poetry explores various beings of the night with fresh, descriptive... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Year Published 2010
Word Count 2,604
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1020L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 139110
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
- Forest animals--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
- Children's poetry, American
- Animals--Poetry
- Animals
- Forest animals
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Night--Juvenile poetry
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Night
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals
- Night--Poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Halloween
- American poetry
- Lists With This Book
- Poetry & the Common Core
Our Original Resources 4
Meet-the-Author Recording with Joyce Sidman about Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Joyce Sidman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teacher Notes from Flukeprints
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Reader's Guide from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award
Created by Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award

Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
Created by Indiana Library Federation
Lesson Plan from The English Blog
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Lesson Plan from MW Reading and Writing
Created by MW Reading and Writing

Lesson Plan from Joyce Sidman
Created by Joyce Sidman
Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Myra Lucretia Taylor
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Book Trailers 2

Video Book Trailer from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Video Book Trailer from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award
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Awards & Distinctions 8

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2020
Honor, 2011

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2020
Honor, 2011

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2011

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2021
Commended, 2011

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2010
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