Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
by Annette Bay Pimentel and Micha Archer
After school, Bobbi Gibb leaves rules behind. Rules about girls not wearing pants.... read more
14 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 1,030
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193666, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Boston Marathon--Juvenile literature
- Women runners--Massachusetts--Biographpy--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- Massachusetts
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Gibb, Roberta Louise
- Women runners
- Gibb, Roberta Louise, 1942---Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Annette Bay Pimentel about Girl Running
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Micha Archer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Annette Bay Pimentel
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Micha Archer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Annette Bay Pimentel
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Biography Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Honor, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Sports Selection, 2018
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