The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
by Margarita Engle • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African (Global)
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Women / Girls
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2008
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Surrender Tree
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Henry Holt & Company
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Lesson Plan from Six Trait Gurus
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Reader's Guide from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Latin America through Literature
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Margarita Engle
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox
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Awards & Distinctions 7

Américas Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2009

Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2022
Author Winner, 2009

Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2022
Honor, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2009
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