Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
by Michael Mahin and Evan Turk
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 1,451
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191341, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Subject Headings
- Blues musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Muddy Waters
- Blues musicians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Muddy Waters, 1915-1983--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | General
- United States
- Lists With This Book
- Black History Biographies
- WOW Biographies of Musicians
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Evan Turk about Muddy
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Evan Turk
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Michael Mahin
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Readings 1

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Awards & Distinctions 7

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2018

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2017

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2017
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