Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by Javaka Steptoe
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 794
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 183793, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Long E
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- Subject Headings
- Basquiat, Jean-Michel
- Artists, Black
- Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988--Juvenile literature
- New York
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- New York (State)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Biographies
- Graffiti artists
- Collage
- Graphic arts
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- New York (N.Y.)
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Awards & Distinctions 13
![Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/3251.jpg)
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2017
![Américas Award, 1993-2023](/images/list_image/3388.jpg)
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2017
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2017
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2017
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2017
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2016
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