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Wild, Wild Hair

Wild, Wild Hair

(Hello Reader)

By Nikki Grimes, illustrated by George C. Ford

Interest Level

Grades PreK - 3

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 2.8

Lexile Measure®: 400L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Not Available

Genre

  • General Fiction
  • Multicultural
  • Poetry and Rhymes
  • Dictionaries
  • Series

Theme/Subject

  • Confronting and Resolving Fears
  • Family Life
  • Parents
  • African American
  • School Life

Reading Quiz Programs

SRC! Quiz

About This Book

These high-interest stories have been tested for vocabulary and sentence length to help make reading fun. A letter from an education specialist gives valuable advice on how to read to a child and how to listen to a child read to you!

About the Authors or Illustrators

Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes has written for very young children, middle readers, young adults, and adults. She is a versatile and insightful observer of human nature, writing prose that is precise, poetry that is lyrical. Her acclaimed body of work includes the poetry books Come Sunday, an ALA Notable Book, A Dime a Dozen, a Junior Library Guild selection, and the young adult novel, Jazmin's Notebook, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.
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