A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
by Gina Capaldi
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Cultural Area
- American Indian
Year Published 2008
Word Count 4,036
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 120885
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Yavapai Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Montezuma, Carlos, 1866-1923--Juvenile literature
- Yavapai Indians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Biography
- Southwest, New
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Montezuma, Carlos
- Indians of North America
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2021
Commended, 2009

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009
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