When Everybody Wore a Hat
by William Steig
“In 1916, when I was eight years old, there were almost no electric lights,... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2003
Word Count 612
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 65960, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Authors, American
- Steig, William
- 20th century
- Steig, William, 1907-2003--Childhood and youth
- Steig, William, 1907-2003--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York
- Cartoonists
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Biography
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century
- Social life and customs
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Authors, American--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York
- Homes and haunts
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Intellectual life
- United States
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs
- New York
- Illustrators
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography
- Illustrators--United States--Biography
- Cartoonists--United States--Biography
- Childhood and youth
- New York (State)
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
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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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About the Author 1
Author Interviews 1
Interview with William Steig
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2003
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