Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2009
Word Count 18,869
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 131941
- Subject Headings
- Mongolia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Asia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Cats
- Snow leopard
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Travel
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
- Snow leopard--Mongolia--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
- Endangered species
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Exploration & Discovery
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
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In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Nic Bishop
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sy Montgomery
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Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Movie with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Sy Montgomery
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Nic Bishop
Created by Scholastic
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
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 1
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2020
Commended, 2010
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