Marian Anderson

From the Series History Maker Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

True or False? Marian Anderson once received a standing ovation before she even sang her song. True! On January 7, 1955 Marian Anderson was the first black person to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The audience applauded for five minutes before she could start singing.

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978-0-7613-4002-7
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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Publication Date 2008-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 2.8
Reading Counts! Points 4.0
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007050, JNF007060, JNF007120
Dewey 782.1092
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Lexile 530
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 3.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 119387
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Photo captions, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Timeline, and Websites