Desert Is My Mother, The / El desierto es mi madre
by Pat Mora and Daniel Lechon
A lovely extension of the metaphor expressed in the title, the text of this poem... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 440L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Deserts--Poetry
- Poetry
- Deserts--Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Bilingual
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Children's poetry, American--Translations into Spanish
- Spanish language materials
- Spanish language materials--Bilingual
- Deserts
- Children's poetry, American
- American poetry
- Children's poetry
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- World Filled with Wonder
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pat Mora
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Lesson Plan from Arte Público Press
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Selection, 1994
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