Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
47 Total Resources 9 Awards 25 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 1,227
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 181421, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Inventors
- Alabama
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Experiments & Projects
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
- African American inventors--Alabama--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Johnson, Lonnie
- African Americans
- Biographies
- United States
- African American inventors
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Johnson, Lonnie, 1949---Juvenile literature
- Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Alabama--Biography--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Author Recording with Chris Barton about Whoosh!
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Don Tate
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Barton
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Don Tate
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Barton
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Recording with Chris Barton
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Chris Barton
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Chris Barton
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Guest post by Chris Barton
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Guest post by Don Tate
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Don Tate
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Guest Post by Don Tate
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Chris Barton
Created by Picturebooking Podcast
Interview with Chris Barton
Created by Chris Barton
Interview with Chris Barton
Created by Chris Barton
Interview with Chris Barton
Created by Chris Barton
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion and Activity Guide from Charlesbridge
Created by Charlesbridge
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by J.D. Jackson
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 9
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Selection, 2019; Selection, 2018; Selection, 2017
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2017
Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2017
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2017
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
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