Going Down Home with Daddy
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter
35 Total Resources 7 Awards 6 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 1,174
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 503178, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Conversations through Literacy
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Daniel Minter about Going Down Home with Daddy
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons about Going Down Home with Daddy
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Daniel Minter
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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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 Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Daniel Minter
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Daniel Minter
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Daniel Minter
Created by Indigo Arts
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Philadelphia Tribune
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Peachtree
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Writermorphosis
Guest Post by Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by From the Mixed-Up Files...
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Winged Pen
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by African American Literature Book Club
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Matthew C. Winner
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Remember Reading Podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Mighty Family Tree Craft Guided Activity from Indigo Arts
Created by Indigo Arts
Teaching Guide from Peachtree
Created by Peachtree
Discussion Questions from Peachtree
Created by Peachtree
Book Readings 3
Complete Video Reading narrated by Atiim Chenzira
Created by Indigo Arts
Complete Video Reading narrated by Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Peachtree
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Daxton Edwards
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 7
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2020
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2023
Honor, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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