Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
by Tonya Bolden and Eric Velasquez
45 Total Resources 4 Awards 5 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2022
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1150L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African American authors--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American automobile drivers
- African Americans--Segregation
- African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Black people--Segregation--United States--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- Black people--Segregation
- African Americans--Segregation--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- Segregation--Black people--United States
- Travel--Guidebooks--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- Civil rights--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- Automobile travel--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Travel--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Social conditions
- Travel writers
- Automobile travel
- Race relations
- African Americans--Travel
- Letter carriers--Biography
- Travel writers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Authors--Biography
- African Americans--Juvenile literature
- Travel
- Discrimination in transportation
- African American automobile drivers--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African American authors
- Segregation in transportation
- Green, Victor H.--Juvenile literature
- Segregation in transportation--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Letter carriers--Juvenile literature
- Segregation--Black people--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Letter carriers
- Lists With This Book
- CSLP 2024 Children English
Our Original Resources 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Tonya Bolden
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Tonya Bolden
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Tonya Bolden
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Eric Velasquez
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 26
In-depth Written Interview with Tonya Bolden
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Tonya Bolden
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Publishers Weekly
On her love of books and writing with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Tonya Bolden
Created by Biographers International Organization
Interview with Tonya Bolden
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Tonya Bolden
Created by Crazy QuiltEdi
On childhood book access with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
On the turning point in her career with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
Stepping into history with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
From professor to author with Tonya Bolden
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Life in perspective with Tonya Bolden
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Loving protection with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
On going beyond Black History Month with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
The job of a biographer with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
History is made up of what people leave behind with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
On getting into character with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
Writing is rewriting with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
Writing history for young readers with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
Know the writing rules before you break them with Tonya Bolden
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Just Us Books
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Katonah Museum of Art
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Center for the Collaborative Classroom
Interview with Eric Velasquez
Created by Candlewick Press
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Classroom Kit from HarperStacks
Created by HarperStacks
Awards & Distinctions 4
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2023
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2023
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2023
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