Maya's Song
by Renée Watson and Bryan Collier
35 Total Resources 7 Awards Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-6
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Civil rights workers--Juvenile poetry
- Civil rights workers
- Biographical poetry
- American authors--Biography
- Women--Biography--Poetry
- Women authors--Biography
- African American women authors--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Angelou, Maya--Poetry
- African American women authors
- African Americans--Biography--Poetry
- Angelou, Maya
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
- Picture books
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- Authors--Poetry
- Angelou, Maya--Juvenile literature
- Authors, American
- Women authors--Biography--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Bryan Collier
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Bryan Collier
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Renée Watson
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In-depth Written Interview with Bryan Collier
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Classroom Kit from HarperStacks
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2023
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2022
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