Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
26 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2010
Word Count 17,772
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 136550, 3.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Lists With This Book
- Wonders Trade Books, Grade 5
- Humans and Animals, Biology and Health
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sy Montgomery about Kakapo Rescue
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
2011 Sibert Medal Acceptance Speech given by Sy Montgomery
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by Reading Rockets
Tenacity and Ethics of Scientific Photography by Nic Bishop
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by WGBH - Boston
Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
Created by Indiana Library Federation
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 7
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2011
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2011
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2010
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
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