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
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jen Bryant “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Melissa Sweet “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
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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Activity Guide from LibrarySparks
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Teacher's Guide from Indiana Library Federation
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Discussion Guide from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2016
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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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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