The Wild Book
by Margarita Engle
25 Total Resources 2 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2012
Word Count 7,251
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 150161, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Ability, Disability & Ableism
- Latinx and Latin American Secondary
- Cuba
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about The Wild Book
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Margarita Engle “Writing Historical Novels in Verse, like THE WILD BOOK”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 18
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Margarita Engle “Writing Historical Novels in Verse, like THE WILD BOOK”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Bookjoy!
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Gathering Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 2
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2021
Second Place Winner, 2014
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