Butterfly for a King: Saving Hawaiʻi's Kamehameha Butterflies
by Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth
Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education
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19 Total Resources 6 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
- Pacific Islander / Oceania
Year Published 2021
Word Count 1,721
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 511498, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- STEAM
- Subject Headings
- Vanessa tameamea--Conservation--Hawaii--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Virtual Book Tours
- Long Island Students Read, Adult
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan L. Roth about Butterfly for a King
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan L. Roth
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Cindy Trumbore “Butterfly for a King Virtual Book Tour”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Invitation to Imagine from Susan L. Roth
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Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Lee & Low
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2022

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2022
Honor, 2022

Cook Prize, 2012-2023
Silver Honor, 2022

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Silver Honor, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
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