Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
From National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer comes the compelling tale of a girl... read more
16 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Multiracial / Mixed Race
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2012
Word Count 73,806
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 900L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 154023, 12.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Divorce--Fiction
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Apes
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1997---Juvenile fiction
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Fiction
- Animal rescue--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Juvenile fiction
- Racially mixed people
- Animal sanctuaries--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
- Animal sanctuaries
- Divorce
- Apes--Fiction
- Blacks
- Wildlife rescue--Fiction
- Animal sanctuaries--Juvenile fiction
- Wildlife rescue
- Children of divorced parents
- Bonobo
- Blacks--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Bonobo--Fiction
- 1997-
- History
- Bonobo--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Children of divorced parents--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Great Books to Teach Setting
- Earth Day 2017|March for Science
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Eliot Schrefer
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Eliot Schrefer “The Value of Talking Animals”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ideas from Teach Mentor Texts
Created by Teach Mentor Texts

Discussion Guide from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic
Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adjoa Andoh
Created by Dreamscape Media
Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 4

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2021
Finalist, 2013

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2022
Winner, 2013
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles.