The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
45 Total Resources 15 Awards 9 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,227
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 168163, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869--Juvenile literature
- Philologists--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Great Britain
- Roget, Peter Mark
- Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Philologists
- Lexicographers
- Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869. Thesaurus of English words and phrases--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant about The Right Word
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jen Bryant “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Melissa Sweet “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jen Bryant “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Melissa Sweet “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Sibert Award Acceptance Speech by Melissa Sweet
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Sibert Award Acceptance Speech by Jen Bryant
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Portland Press Herald
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Eerdlings
Finding the Right Illustrations with Melissa Sweet
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Seven Questions with Melissa Sweet
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Jen Bryant
Interview with Jen Bryant
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Guide from LibrarySparks
Created by LibrarySparks
Teacher's Guide from Indiana Library Federation
Created by Indiana Library Federation
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Discussion Guide from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Created by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Created by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Awards & Distinctions 15
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Honor, 2015
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Honor, 2015
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2015
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2015
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Picture Book Selection, 2014
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