Leo Dillon

Among Leo Dillon's many honors, he and his wife have received two Caldecott Medals, for Ashanti to Zulu and Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, four New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, four Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards, two Coretta Scott King Awards, two Coretta Scott King Honors, and the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal.

Aida

by Leontyne Price, Yoshi Miyake, illustrated by Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 9

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Ashanti to Zulu

by Margaret W. Musgrove, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Between Heaven and Earth

by Howard Norman, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.6

Genre/Theme: Animal Stories

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Dream

by Susan V. Bosak, illustrated by Raul Colon, Steve Johnson, Diane Dillon, Barbara Reid, Leo Dillon, James Bennett, Lou Fancher, Wayne Anderson, Michele LeMieux, Robert Ingpen, Christian Birmingham, Zhong-Yang Huang, Mike Carter

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2

Genre/Theme: General Poetry

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Earth Mother

by Ellen Jackson, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Her Stories

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.3

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Multicultural, Songs and Lyrics

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Honey, I Love

by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4

Genre/Theme: Poetry

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jazz on a Saturday Night

by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 1 - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: Biography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Mama Says

by Rob D. Walker, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades PreK - K

Genre/Theme: Multicultural

Resources: No

Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali

by Khephra Burns, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 7

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Historical Fiction, Multicultural

Resources: No

Many Thousand Gone

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.4

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Many Thousands Gone: African Americans From Slavery to Freedom

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography, General Nonfiction

Resources: No

Never Forgotten

by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.4

Genre/Theme: Verse Novel, Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Rap a Tap Tap

by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.1

Genre/Theme: Biography, Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Girl Who Spun Gold

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Hundred Penny Box

by Sharon Bell Mathis, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The People Could Fly

by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

by Nancy Willard, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 5

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Resources: No

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: Folk Tale

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

To Every Thing There Is a Season

illustrated by Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2

Genre/Theme: Informational

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Leo Dillon

Aida

Ashanti to Zulu

Between Heaven and Earth

Dream

Earth Mother

Her Stories

Honey, I Love

Jazz on a Saturday Night

Mama Says

Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali

Many Thousand Gone

Many Thousands Gone: African Americans From Slavery to Freedom

Never Forgotten

Rap a Tap Tap

The Girl Who Spun Gold

The Hundred Penny Box

The People Could Fly

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

To Every Thing There Is a Season

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