Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Daniel Minter
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1060L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Blue
- Couleur--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Pigments--Juvenile literature
- Color
- Blue--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Colors
- Pigments--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Dyes and dyeing--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / History
- Pigments
- Dyes and dyeing
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places
- Bleu--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Color--Psychological aspects--Juvenile literature
- Color--Juvenile literature
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- History - Grade 4-5 Global Information
- CSLP 2025 Accessible
- CSLP 2025 Children English
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Daniel Minter
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teaching Resources from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2024
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Reader's Theater from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2024
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Discussion Questions from Read Across America
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tashi Thomas
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2023
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2023
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