Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds
by Cynthia Rylant and Barry Moser
A short essay eloquently characterizes the people of Appalachia as inexorably tied... read more
13 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1991
Word Count 1,612
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1030L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 51304
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Comp. Toolkit Mentor Texts, Grade 4
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Barry Moser
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Rylant
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Cynthia Rylant
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Barry Moser
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Cynthia Rylant
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 3
In-depth Written Interview with Cynthia Rylant
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Barry Moser
Created by Harold D. Underdown
Interview with Cynthia Rylant
Created by BookPage
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ideas from Eureka!
Created by Eureka!
Lesson Plan from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic
Awards & Distinctions 2
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2020
Winner, 1991
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.