The Wild Book
by Margarita Engle
Fefa struggles with words. She has word blindness, or dyslexia, and the doctor says... read more
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- 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
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Margarita Engle “Writing Historical Novels in Verse, like THE WILD BOOK”
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 2

International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2021
Second Place Winner, 2014
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