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
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Carole Boston Weatherford about Freedom in Congo Square
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Audio Name Pronunciation with R. Gregory Christie
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Carole Boston Weatherford
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: R. Gregory Christie “Considering Art for FREEDOM IN CONGO SQUARE”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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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
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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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