When I Get Older: The Story Behind 'Wavin' Flag'
by K'Naan, Rudy Gutierrez, and Sol Guy
The inspiration for songwriter/poet/singer K’Naan’s hit “Wavin’... read more
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- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- African
Year Published 2012
Word Count 1,091
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160770, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Singers--Canada--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Rap musicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Somalia--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Popular
- K'Naan--Juvenile literature
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- Refugee Experience
- Bullying Resources
- Stories from Africa
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About the Authors 3
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Selection, 2013
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