Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 859
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179189, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Congo Square (New Orleans, La.)--Fiction
- Stories in rhyme
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with R. Gregory Christie about Freedom in Congo Square
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Carole Boston Weatherford about Freedom in Congo Square
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with R. Gregory Christie
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: R. Gregory Christie “Considering Art for FREEDOM IN CONGO SQUARE”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with R. Gregory Christie
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with R. Gregory Christie
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: R. Gregory Christie “Considering Art for FREEDOM IN CONGO SQUARE”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with R. Gregory Christie
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by BookPage
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with R. Gregory Christie
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Guest post by R. Gregory Christie
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Candlewick Press Presents Podcast
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by North Carolina Public Radio
Interview with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Kennedy Center
Guest Post by Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Horn Book
Bringing STEM / STEAM to Life with Carole Boston Weatherford
Created by Publishers Weekly
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Little Bee Books
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by J.D. Jackson
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 13
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Winner, 2017
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2017
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2022
Honor, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2017
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2022
Selection, 2017
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2016
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2021
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2016
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