You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
by Jonah Winter and Terry Widener
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- Grade
- 1-4
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 1,891
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 850L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 156104, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Baseball players
- Mays, Willie, 1931---Juvenile literature
- African American baseball players
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
- Mays, Willie
- African Americans
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- Baseball players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Lists With This Book
- Black History 2014
- Black History Biographies
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jonah Winter
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Terry Widener
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Nonfiction Read and Respond 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 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Trailers 1
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Awards & Distinctions 3
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
![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, 2014
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Sports Selection, 2013
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