The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
49 Total Resources 15 Awards 9 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,227
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 168163, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869--Juvenile literature
- Philologists--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Great Britain
- Roget, Peter Mark
- Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Philologists
- Lexicographers
- Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869. Thesaurus of English words and phrases--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jen Bryant about The Right Word
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jen Bryant
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Jen Bryant “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Melissa Sweet “Co-Creating a Picture Book Biography”
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
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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Awards & Distinctions 15
![Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/3300.jpg.pagespeed.ce.oAitndDtUc.jpg)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2015
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg.pagespeed.ce.-Epi9OshCd.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2015
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2015
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg.pagespeed.ce.5A8Vu4Dq87.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg.pagespeed.ce.0M_BRl6cWE.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2015
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png.pagespeed.ce.IIJpUzfmkT.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2015
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2014
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg.pagespeed.ce.hZpAiMOgzy.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2014
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