The Underneath
by Kathi Appelt and David Small
33 Total Resources 4 Awards 11 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 56,265
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 122589, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Cats
- Cats--Fiction
- Bayous
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family)
- Dogs--Fiction
- Dogs
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Survival
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Cats
- Survival skills
- Survival--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
- Bayous--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Sense of Place, Sense of Self
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Author Movie with David Small
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with David Small
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kathi Appelt about The Underneath
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathi Appelt
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with David Small
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Kathi Appelt “Hummingbirds and Hound Dogs”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathi Appelt
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with David Small
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 15
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kathi Appelt
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with David Small
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with David Small
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Kathi Appelt “Hummingbirds and Hound Dogs”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Guest post by David Small
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Unleashing Readers
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Always in the Middle...
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by MG Book Village
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Booklist Online
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Into the Wardrobe
Interview with David Small
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
2001 Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Horn Book
May 5, 2018 interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Interview with Kathi Appelt
Created by Kids Ask Authors podcast
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Pages from Blue Slip Media
Created by Blue Slip Media
Lesson Plan from William Allen White Children's Book Awards
Created by William Allen White Children's Book Awards
Lesson Plan from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from CBS
Created by CBS
Video Book Trailer from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Awards & Distinctions 4
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2009
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