The Blues of Flats Brown
by Walter Dean Myers and Nina Laden
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 2000
Word Count 1,504
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 40211, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Social Studies
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nina Laden
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Story Map 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 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nina Laden
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Author Interviews 10
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Activity Guide from Live Oak Media
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Charles Turner
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Awards & Distinctions 1
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